Yan
Yan was the 2386th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 58 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,895 places. More babies were named Yan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,386 boys, up 1,749 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 58boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202558 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,085babies recorded
Yan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 99 since 1983.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,386 | 58 |
| 2020 | #4,135 | 25 |
| 2010 | #3,891 | 27 |
| 2000 | #5,903 | 12 |
| 1990 | #4,665 | 12 |
| 1980 | #3,429 | 13 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yan, counting every spelling?
Yan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 69 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 69 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yan | 58 | #2,386 | 199 |
| Yann | 11 | #7,659 | 50 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Yan?
58 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 144 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yan?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Yan are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 7 and 25. That makes Yan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Yan by state
How common Yan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (3.2×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Yan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yan
How popular is the name Yan?
Yan was the 2386th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 58 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,895 places. More babies were named Yan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Yan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yan in the US.
Where is Yan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yan was most common in Florida (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Illinois.