Yen

Yen peaked in the US in 1982 at #2,770, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Yen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Yen 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
Yen 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
2022#15,306 (5)——
2020#15,088 (5)——
2016#12,876 (7)#5,785 (3)—
2015#13,006 (7)——
2014#14,558 (6)——
2012#14,962 (6)—#2,338 (8)
2011#8,196 (14)——
2010#9,231 (12)——
2009#9,975 (11)—#3,320 (5)
2008#8,529 (14)——
2007#10,818 (10)——
2006#9,286 (12)——
2005#10,921 (9)——
2004#9,264 (11)——
2003#9,671 (10)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1982 at #2,770.
  • First recorded in the US in 1975.
  • In 2005, 64% of US babies named Yen were girls.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
YenCanadaGirls—too few
YenEngland & WalesGirls—too few
YenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
YenUSGirls—too few
YenUSBoys—too few