Is Yan a boy or girl name?

Yan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,085 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.1% were girls and 90.9% were boys.

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Yan

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Yan was most popular in 2025, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,081 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,081, with 58 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,085 people named Yan.

Yan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Yan’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Yan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Yan is mostly a boy’s name — 9.1% of the 1,085 Americans given it were girls and 90.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Yan

Where Yan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org