Yul
Meaning
principle or rhythm in common hanja; a fashionable single-syllable pick of the 2020s
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Yul has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
32 people · the #90,373 first name in Brazil · median age 46
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Yul
Most people given the name Yul in the United States were born between 1960 and 2009. The Yul you meet today is most often in his 40s or 50s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Yul deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Yul truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Yul fits with your family’s names and surname.
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