Unisex name · since 2010
Yihan
48 babies named Yihan in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,587 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yihan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 48 have been recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Yihan recorded 48 times among girls since 2010, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2018.
- #35,587 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 48 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yihan ranks #35,587 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #35,587 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yihan's 48 recorded births place it above 50.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yihan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yihan splits its recorded history at 2014: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yihan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2018
- Peak year (2016)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Yihan popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2013 (Yihan as boys' name)
Yihan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (48 births, 100% of the file).
2010s was Yihan's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Yihan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 48 births (100% of all-time use).
Yihan by state
Where Yihan concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 10.4% |
5 of 48 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yihan's data
- California records the most Yihans (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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yihan: 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 (~8 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, 2010–2018 (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 Yihan 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.