Boys' name · since 2014
Yicheng
58 babies named Yicheng in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,189 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,594 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 58
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
58 babies have been named Yicheng since 2014, making it today's #11594 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Yicheng recorded 58 times among boys since 2014, holding rank #11594 nationally today, ahead of 17% 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 2014 to 2025.
- #21,189 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,594 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 58 born since 2014
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yicheng ranks #21,189 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,594 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 58 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,189 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,594 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 58
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yicheng's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yicheng compares
58 18th 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
Yicheng's all-time total is 84% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yicheng | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 58 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yicheng's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yicheng's full recorded timeline at 2018, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yicheng popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Yicheng by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (32 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Yicheng's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Yicheng births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (55% of all-time use).
Yicheng by state
Where Yicheng concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 10.3% |
6 of 58 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yicheng's data
- Yicheng's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yichengs (6 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 Yicheng: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~11 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, 2014–2025 (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 Yicheng 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.