Yumi

“Bow (archer's bow)” — Japanese origin

Girl's name · #3027 in the US (2025) · Trending

Yumi is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1960, it stood at #3027 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 1,000 girls have been named Yumi along the way.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,200 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 6,800 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 9,600 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Yumis

Yumi Tomei — Japanese association football player
Yumi Obe — Japanese association football player
Yumi Watanabe — Japanese association football player
Yumi Umeoka — Japanese association football player
Yumi Uetsuji — Japanese association football player

In stories & tradition

Yumi Ishiyama — Code Lyoko
Yumi Miyamoto — Detective Conan
Yumi — Ulysses 31

What Yumis become

Among 320 notable people named Yumi:

Entertainers appear 3.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yumi Ishikawa, Japanese actress.

Similar names: Koi · Yuna · Lumi · Mulan · Rumi · Nami

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