Names / Boy names
Yogi
Current rank
#7,662
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,967
in 1956
First recorded
1953
in U.S. data
Children named
232
since 1953
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,967 in 1956 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Yogi is a boys' name that makes its debut in 1953. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 232 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.