Yes

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Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

Yes is a name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country. Recorded meaning: Be awe-inspiring, terrifying, terrific.

rarermore common
  • AUAustralia≈1 in 1.8M(inferred from the name graph)
  • USUnited States1 in 2.9M
  • SGSingapore≈1 in 671K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Yes itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

United States (measured from records)

114 people, 2010

2 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
113 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 671K (inferred from the name graph)

Singapore, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

YesLatin(measured from records)
เยสThai(measured from records)

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Be awe-inspiring, terrifying, terrific

Sources 1

  • Schuessler, ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese (2007)

Attested across 14 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Yes counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Yes is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
US United States1141 in 2.9M300Yes113
IN India941 in 14M94Yes24
GB United Kingdom≈30 est.≈1 in 2.2M—Yes32
TH Thailand≈26 est.≈1 in 2.7M#925,929Yes16
BR Brazil231 in 9.2M23—1
CA Canada≈19 est.≈1 in 2M—Yes17
NL Netherlands≈17 est.≈1 in 993K7—3
AU Australia≈14 est.≈1 in 1.8M—Yes28
SG Singapore≈9 est.≈1 in 671K—Yes7

114 people counted by Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010, 2010. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020; Instate — India surnames (clean spellings) from electoral rolls; IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname); Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Yes is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Yeş

  • French surname29 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, Canada

    Also written Yès, Yés, Ÿes, Ÿës, Ýëš

  • Malay name6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Singapore

    Also written Yéś, Ýėş, Yęs, Ýëş

40 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Yes is also recorded in 6 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In enm, alternative form of is (“ice”)

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Asturian, second-person singular present indicative of ser

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In tpi, yes (word used to show agreement or acceptance)

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Danish, Expression of triumph, vehement approval, etc.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Dutch, yay (exclamation of happiness or enthusiasm)

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In English, Used to show agreement or acceptance.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1700180019002000Mlle Duval, b. 1718William Pope Duval, b. 1784Charles Duval, b. 1800Mathias-Marie Duval, b. 1844Clément Duval, b. 1850Denise Duval, b. 1921Dorinha Duval, b. 1929Daniel Duval, b. 1944Roberto Encinas, b. 1966James Duval, b. 1972
  • Mlle Duvalb. 1718FRnot in their usual nameFrench composer
  • William Pope Duvalb. 1784USnot in their usual nameAmerican politician (1784-1854)
  • Charles Duvalb. 1800FRnot in their usual nameFrench architect (1800-1876)
  • Mathias-Marie Duvalb. 1844FRnot in their usual nameFrench anatomist (1844-1907)
  • Clément Duvalb. 1850FRnot in their usual nameFrench anarchist, founder of illegalism (1850–1935)
  • Denise Duvalb. 1921FRnot in their usual nameFrench opera singer
  • Dorinha Duvalb. 1929BRnot in their usual nameBrazilian actress
  • Daniel Duvalb. 1944FRnot in their usual nameFrench actor and film director (1944–2013)
  • Roberto Encinasb. 1966ESnot in their usual nameSpanish voice actor
  • James Duvalb. 1972USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 9 sources across 5 countries.

Official registers attesting Yes
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020300#70,358
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010114#145,220
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames (clean spellings) from electoral rolls—94#29,534
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls—38#1,055
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls—33#55,543
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls—33#46,522
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—23#177,962
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls—14#11,592
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls—4#110,189
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 1

  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Yes mean, and where does it come from?
Be awe-inspiring, terrifying, terrific Recorded by Schuessler, ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese (2007).
In which country does Yes have the most bearers?
In the United States, the national register counted about 114 people named Yes, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled yes.
How common is the name Yes?
In the United States, the national register counted 114 people named Yes in 2010, about 1 in 2.9 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Yes”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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