Unisex name · since 2011
Yian
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 140 babies named Yian, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,241 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,127 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 140
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yian currently ranks #4127 among unisex names in America, with 140 babies recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Yian recorded 140 times among boys since 2011, holding rank #4127 nationally today, ahead of 70% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #15,241 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,127 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 140 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yian ranks #15,241 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,127 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 140 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,241 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,127 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 140
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yian's 140 recorded births place it above 66.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yian compares
140 31st percentile among 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
Yian's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 140 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yian's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Yian popularity over time - girls
31 total births recorded since 2018 (Yian as girls' name)
Yian by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (93 births, 66% of the file).
2020s was Yian's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Yian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 93 births (66% of all-time use).
Yian by state
Where Yian concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 16.4% |
23 of 140 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Yians (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Yian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2011–2025 (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 Yian 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.