Yan Boy
How popular is Yan?
#2,363 boy name in 2025
58 baby boys were named Yan in the US in 2025, making it the 2363rd most popular boy name.
Yan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,363 for boys (▲ 510 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 58 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+222% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,056 in 2015, #4,017 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (58 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,363 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1971 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Yan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Yan family of names ranked #1,769 for boys in 2025 (#2,079 the year before), with 69 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yan | 58 | 84% |
| Yann | 11 | 16% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Yan is most popular
Babies named Yan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Yan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24 | #3,356 |
| 1980s | 121 | #2,955 |
| 1990s | 90 | #3,543 |
| 2000s | 259 | #3,225 |
| 2010s | 268 | #3,248 |
| 2020s | 224 | #2,363 |
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Questions
- Is Yan a boy or girl name?
- Yan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Yan were boys.
- How popular is the name Yan?
- 58 baby boys were named Yan in the US in 2025, making it the 2363rd most popular boy name.
- When was Yan most popular?
- Yan peaked in 2025, when 58 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,363 in 2025.
- How many people are named Yan?
- 1,085 babies have been named Yan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,067 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Yan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Yan was most common in Florida, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.