Declining since 2019, #11,932 for girls today.
Popularity of Yiyi since 2014
Babies named Yiyi per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 51 |
| 2020s | 56 |
Meaning & origin
Yiyi is a modern name that entered U.S. records in 2014, marking a relatively recent adoption. Its peak year was 2019, after which its usage has been falling. In 2025, it ranked 11,932, with 1 in about 229,610 newborns receiving the name. The name did not appear in any top state data, indicating its rarity and dispersed usage. Yiyi's Chinese origins offer a range of possible meanings based on the characters chosen, often reduplicating a syllable for a melodic effect. As a newly adopted name in the English-speaking world, it reflects a trend toward short, vowel-heavy names with cross-cultural appeal.
Yiyi is a reduplicated name from Chinese, where it may represent characters meaning 'one' (一) or 'single,' but it also appears as a nickname or endearing repetition of a syllable from a longer name. In modern usage, it has been adopted internationally, often as a feminine name. The name first appeared in U.S. data in 2014, reflecting recent cross-cultural adoption.
Sibling names for Yiyi
Names that share Yiyi's style, for a brother or sister.
