Meaning and history
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning “jade,” “precious stone,” or “gem,” 愉 (yú) meaning “pleasant” or “delightful,” or 雨 (yǔ) meaning “rain,” though other characters can also be used to write this name.
20062006: 13 births, rank #6,094
2007: 12 births, rank #6,622
2008: 7 births, rank #9,871
2009: 6 births, rank #10,994
2010: 7 births, rank #9,693
20112011: 6 births, rank #10,808
2012: 9 births, rank #8,158
2013: 10 births, rank #7,537
2014: 8 births, rank #8,781
2015: 9 births, rank #8,040
20162016: 11 births, rank #7,157
2017: 7 births, rank #9,696
2018: 11 births, rank #7,136
2019: 10 births, rank #7,643
2020: 11 births, rank #7,034
20212021: 10 births, rank #7,587
2022: 11 births, rank #7,262
2023: 6 births, rank #10,821
2024: 5 births, rank #12,349
20252025: 9 births, rank #8,243
In 2025, 9 babies were recorded with the name Yu, ranking #8,243 among boys.