Total births
5
Recorded 1977–1977 Girls' name Peak 1977 5 births
Yuen — girls' name
5 babies named Yuen in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Yuen was born in this single decade.
1977
Single peak year
5 babies were named Yuen in 1977 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Yuen
The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Yuen between 1977 and 1977, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yuen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Yuen performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Yuen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Yuen at a glance
Last recorded 1977Peak year
1977
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1977
Yuen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1977
- Peak year (1977)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
Yuen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 5 births that decade — 100% of Yuen's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yuen? ▼
5 babies have been named Yuen since 1977. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1977 with 5 births.
When was Yuen most popular? ▼
Yuen was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Yuen been used? ▼
Yuen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 1 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Yuen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yue, Yuette. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.