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Throughout the world, 유 (Yu
, 裕
, Yoo
, along with others...) is a widespread unisex first name. The first name 유 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly Mongolia, where it is a prevalent girly name, Hong Kong, where it is a common epicene name, and Macao, where it is quite a common unisex name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Eastern Asia, particularly China, Mongolia, and Hong Kong. Much more frequently, 유 is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Yu | Mongolia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China |
| 裕, 兪, 庾, 劉, 猷, 喩, 儒, 刘, 俞, 喻 | China |
| Yoo | Myanmar, Malaysia, Hong Kong, United States, China |
| 유 | South Korea |
| Kamio | Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, United States, China |
유 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jia Baoyu , the principal character in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber; Yu Takasaki , the fictional character from Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club; Yu Ishigami , the fictional character from Kaguya-sama: Love is War; Yu , the Stargate character, Stargate SG-1 and Yu Fa An , character in The Bear and the Dragon, among other works.