Unisex name · since 2010
Yifan
104 babies named Yifan in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,184 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,348 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 104
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yifan currently ranks #10348 among unisex names in America, with 104 babies recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Yifan recorded 104 times among boys since 2010, holding rank #10348 nationally today, ahead of 26% 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 2010 to 2025.
- #17,184 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,348 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 104 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yifan ranks #17,184 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,348 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 104 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,184 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,348 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 104
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yifan's 104 recorded births place it above 62.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yifan compares
104 27th 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
Yifan's all-time total is 72% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yifan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 104 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yifan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yifan's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yifan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Yifan popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2011 (Yifan as girls' name)
Yifan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (83 births, 80% of the file).
2010s was Yifan's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Yifan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 83 births (80% of all-time use).
Yifan by state
Where Yifan concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.8% |
5 of 104 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yifan's data
- Yifan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yifans (5 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.
Keep exploring Yifan
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yifan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2010–2025 (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 Yifan 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.