Name Legacy

Yen

Recorded 1975–2022 · United States

Yen was most popular in 1982, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,325 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 611 people named Yen.

Most popular in1982
Rank that year#4,325
Births that year33
Total since 1880611
Given to92% girls

Yen over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Yen’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Yen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Yen is mostly a girl’s name — 92.3% of the 611 Americans given it were girls and 7.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 77% girls and 23% 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 Yen

Where Yen 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