NameTides

Yan

Yan was the #2,363 boys' name in the US in 2025 (58 babies), and #2,664 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Yan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Yan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Yan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,363 (58)#2,664 (8)—#2,789 (6)
2024#2,873 (44)#3,255 (6)#785 (3)#2,062 (9)
2023#2,848 (44)#4,992 (3)#770 (3)#1,421 (14)
2022#3,879 (28)——#2,229 (7)
2021#4,118 (25)#2,493 (8)—#1,761 (10)
2020#4,020 (25)#3,848 (4)—#1,454 (13)
2019#4,230 (24)——#1,205 (17)
2018#3,301 (34)#3,011 (6)—#1,682 (10)
2017#3,249 (35)#2,734 (7)—#1,194 (17)
2016#3,596 (30)#3,478 (5)—#1,346 (14)
2015#5,058 (18)#3,373 (5)—#873 (26)
2014#3,617 (29)#4,632 (3)—#1,152 (17)
2013#4,463 (21)#2,660 (7)—#1,109 (18)
2012#4,131 (24)#3,039 (6)—#1,102 (18)
2011#3,885 (26)#2,194 (9)—#722 (32)

Yan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Yan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020
Yan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2023—#5,688 (3)—
2019——#3,266 (5)
2017#15,902 (5)—#3,307 (5)
2016#14,331 (6)#5,785 (3)—
2015#16,419 (5)——
2014—#2,862 (8)—
2013—#4,050 (5)#2,058 (10)
2011—#3,185 (7)—
2010#16,992 (5)#2,843 (8)—
2009—#2,148 (11)#3,320 (5)
2008—#3,860 (5)—
2007#12,676 (8)#3,667 (5)#1,869 (10)
2006#13,606 (7)#3,548 (5)—
2005#16,462 (5)#4,798 (3)—
2004#16,099 (5)#4,598 (3)#2,428 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,363.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1971.
  • In 2017, 13% of US babies named Yan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 34,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Yan is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 23,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 29,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Yan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,687CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,126FL
Yan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
YanCanadaGirls—too few
YanCanadaBoys#2,7896
YanEngland & WalesGirls—too few
YanEngland & WalesBoys#2,6648
YanIrelandBoys—too few
YanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
YanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
YanUSGirls—too few
YanUSBoys#2,36358