Yi
Meaning
righteousness, a Confucian virtue (義)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Yi has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
95 people · the #42,809 first name in Brazil · median age 33
Among people named Yi living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Yi
Most people given the name Yi in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Yi deep dive
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