Yu is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #7598 in 2018 with 11 recorded births. This places Yu in the bottom 46% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2002 with 17 births ranking #4700. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 37.5%. In 2018, approximately 1 in every 165,043 boys born was named Yu. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.