Unisex name · since 1984
Yuan
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 175 babies named Yuan, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,800 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,976 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 175
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yuan currently ranks #5976 among unisex names in America, with 175 babies recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Yuan recorded 175 times among boys since 1984, holding rank #5976 nationally today, ahead of 57% 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 1984 to 2025.
- #13,800 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,976 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 175 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yuan ranks #13,800 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,976 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 175 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,800 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,976 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 175
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yuan's 175 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yuan compares
175 35th 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
Yuan's all-time total is 53% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yuan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 175 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yuan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yuan's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yuan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Yuan popularity over time - girls
37 total births recorded since 2012 (Yuan as girls' name)
Yuan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (65 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Yuan's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Yuan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 65 births (37% of all-time use).
Yuan by state
Where Yuan concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 6.9% |
12 of 175 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yuan's data
- Yuan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yuans (12 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 Yuan
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Yuan
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yuan: 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 (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Yuan 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.