MeaningSpiritual practitioner or mystic | Formal: Devoted practitioner of yoga
OriginModern American
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 2
US Rank (today)#8091
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Origin & history of Yogi
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Modern American roots
Yogi comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Spiritual practitioner or mystic | Formal: Devoted practitioner of yoga.
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How popular is Yogi?
2019peak year
The name Yogi reached its peak in 2019, with 18 registrations (ranked #5334). The name has actually been around since 1953 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #8091) today, averaging about 11 new babies per year. Yogi's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 221 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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