Total births
27
Boys' name · since 2017
Yiheng
Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Yiheng, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11992
- among boys today
- 27
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other boys
27 babies have been named Yiheng since 2017, making it today's #11992 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yiheng has been recorded 27 times among boys since 2017, currently ranked #11992 nationally and more common than 16% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #11992 among boys today
- 27 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 16% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yiheng is currently the #11992 boys' name in America, more common than 16% of boys - 27 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11992
- among boys today
- 27
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other boys
Yiheng vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11992
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 16% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
74% of everyone ever named Yiheng was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
7 babies were named Yiheng in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
How Yiheng compares
27 10th percentile among 14,294 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
Yiheng's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yiheng | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 23 | 22,252 |
Yiheng's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yiheng splits its recorded history at 2024: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2024 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yiheng at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#11,992
Active since
2017
Yiheng popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Yiheng by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yiheng's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Yiheng births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 20 births (74% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yiheng? ▼
Yiheng has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #11992 as of the latest data. 7 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
When was Yiheng most popular? ▼
Yiheng was most popular in the 2020s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Yiheng been used? ▼
Records for Yiheng go back to 2017, giving 9 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Yiheng? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yihan, Yihao. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2017–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yiheng: #11992 Boys' Name - 27 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yiheng. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yiheng 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 June 2026.