Yu is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #6524 in 2005 with 19 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2007 with 23 births ranking #6079. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 90.0%. In 2005, approximately 1 in every 97,247 girls born was named Yu. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.