How popular is the baby name Yukta in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Yukta.

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Popularity of the baby name Yukta


Posts that mention the name Yukta

Where did the baby name Yukta come from in the year 2000?

Yukta Mookhey, Miss World 1999
Yukta Mookhey

The rare name Yukta first appeared in the U.S. baby name data in the year 2000:

  • 2002: unlisted
  • 2001: unlisted
  • 2000: 5 baby girls named Yukta [debut]
  • 1999: unlisted
  • 1998: unlisted

Why?

Because of Indian beauty queen Yukta (pronounced yook-tah) Mookhey, who was crowned Miss World in London, England, in December of 1999.

Yukta’s first name derives from a Sanskrit word that has various definitions, including “joined, united” and “fastened, yoked.”

What are your thoughts on the name Yukta?

P.S. Did you know that four delegates from India claimed the Miss World title within a seven-year time span? Aishwarya Rai won in 1994, Diana Hayden in 1997, Yukta in 1999, and Priyanka Chopra in 2000.

Sources: Miss World 1999 – Wikipedia, Yukta – Wisdom Library, List of Miss World titleholders – Wikipedia, SSA

Image: Screenshot of the TV broadcast of the 49th Miss World pageant

Popular baby names in England and Wales (UK), 2017

Flag of the United Kingdom
Flag of the United Kingdom

According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS), the most popular baby names in England and Wales last year were again Olivia and Oliver.

Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl names

  1. Olivia, 5,204 baby girls
  2. Amelia, 4,358
  3. Isla, 3,373
  4. Ava, 3,289
  5. Emily, 3,121
  6. Isabella, 2,627
  7. Mia, 2,590
  8. Poppy, 2,527
  9. Ella, 2,452
  10. Lily, 2,405

Boy names

  1. Oliver, 6,259 baby boys
  2. Harry, 5,031
  3. George, 4,929
  4. Noah, 4,273
  5. Jack, 4,190
  6. Jacob, 3,968
  7. Leo, 3,781
  8. Oscar, 3,738
  9. Charlie, 3,724
  10. Muhammad, 3,691

In 2016, the #1 names were the same.

In the girls’ top 10, Poppy replaced Jessica (now 15th).

In the boys’ top 10, Leo replaced Thomas (now 13th).

Sarah has dropped out of the girls’ top 100, and now Elizabeth is the only girl name that has been in the top 100 continually since 1904, when the records began.

For a longer set of rankings, check out the 100 most popular names at the blog British Baby Names.

Finally, here are some rare baby names that were given to exactly 3 babies in England and Wales last year:

Rare Girl NamesRare Boy Names
Azmia, Buddug, Clemmie, Dunia, Elham, Figgy, Ghalia, Harpa, Izna, Japleen, Keavie, Loveday, Massa, Nectaria, Oghosa, Princy, Rym, Skaiste, Tarteel, Umi, Vinisha, Wiam, Yukta, ZuzuArlowe, Birch, Cledwyn, Diggory, Excel, Finlo, Gwydion, Hewie, Indio, Jetson, Kavarli, Laker, Moksh, Nhyira, Osazee, Philemon, Roj, Swaley, Tirth, Uttam, Volkan, Wraith, Yanky, Zheer

Sources: Baby names in England and Wales: 2017, Sarah drops out of top 100 baby names for first time in over a century

Image: Adapted from Flag of the United Kingdom (public domain)