Yayoi
Meaning
“Japanese name for the old third lunar month, when trees and grasses grow ever more lush; famously borne by Yayoi Kusama, the polka-dot and infinity-room artist.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Yayoi does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.
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Popularity in Brazil
59 people · the #59,447 first name in Brazil · median age 74
Among people named Yayoi living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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