Unisex name · since 1971
Yan
Yan has 986 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,183 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,378 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 986
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yan currently ranks #2378 among unisex names in America, with 986 babies recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Yan recorded 986 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #2378 nationally today, ahead of 83% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #5,183 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,378 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 986 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yan ranks #5,183 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,378 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 986 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,183 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,378 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 986
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yan's 986 recorded births place it above 88.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Yan compares
986 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yan's all-time total is 167% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 986 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yan's full recorded timeline at 2002, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Yan popularity over time - girls
99 total births recorded since 1983 (Yan as girls' name)
Yan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (268 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Yan's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Yan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
121 births
- 1990s 90
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
259 births
- 2010s
2010s
268 births
- 2020s
2020s
224 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 268 births (27% of all-time use).
How Yan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yan's total volume
Yan by state
Where Yan concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 89 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 60 | 6.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 45 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
89 of 986 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Yan's data
- Yan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (268 total births) through the 2020s (224) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Yans (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.