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.
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.
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