NameTides

Yichen

Yichen was the #4,396 boys' name in the US in 2025 (23 babies), and #2,789 in Canada.

Yichen as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Yichen as a boy’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.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Yichen as a boy’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
2025#4,396 (23)—#2,789 (6)
2024#3,793 (29)—#3,072 (5)
2023#5,075 (19)—#2,921 (5)
2022#5,633 (16)#4,790 (3)#1,895 (9)
2021#4,936 (19)#4,789 (3)#2,491 (6)
2020#5,235 (17)#4,608 (3)#1,708 (10)
2019#6,406 (13)#3,411 (5)#2,440 (6)
2018#5,770 (15)#4,749 (3)#2,740 (5)
2017#5,297 (17)#4,812 (3)#2,439 (6)
2016#6,726 (12)——
2015#8,040 (9)#3,908 (4)—
2014#6,632 (12)#3,362 (5)#2,371 (6)
2013#9,655 (7)#3,315 (5)—
2012#7,559 (10)——
2011——#2,330 (6)

Yichen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Yichen 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.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020
Yichen 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.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
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
2024#15,293 (5)——
2022#13,592 (6)——
2021#13,464 (6)——
2020#10,250 (9)#5,493 (3)—
2018#12,464 (7)——
2017#12,713 (7)——
2016#11,781 (8)——
2015#14,482 (6)——
2014#16,513 (5)——
2013#14,582 (6)——
2012#10,429 (10)—#3,334 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #3,793.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2008.
  • In 2024, 15% of US babies named Yichen were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 77,000 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 77,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Yichen is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 63,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 42,000 to 1 in 94,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Yichen 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: #1,410NYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: 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: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Yichen (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
YichenCanadaGirls—too few
YichenCanadaBoys#2,7896
YichenEngland & WalesGirls—too few
YichenEngland & WalesBoys—too few
YichenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
YichenUSGirls—too few
YichenUSBoys#4,39623