How Many People Are Named Yan?
An estimated 1,009 people in the United States have the first name Yan. It is predominantly male (90.4%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Yan peaked in popularity in 2023 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,009
About 1 in 339,697 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
90.4% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2023
44 births
Total Registered
1,026
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yan
Yan is predominantly male (90.4%), though 99 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Yan as a male name
Ranked #2,902 in 2024
44 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (44 births)
Yan as a female name
Ranked #18,323 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 2000 (11 births)
Yan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 314 babies were registered. While Yan is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yan by Decade
How has Yan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yan by State
Birth registrations for Yan span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, New York, California. The lowest are in Texas, Illinois, California. On average, about 38 Yans were registered per state.
Yan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yan
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yan?
We estimate approximately 1,009 people named Yan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 339,697 Americans share this first name.
Is Yan a common name?
Yan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,026 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yan most popular?
Yan reached peak popularity in 2023, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yan is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yan a male name?
Yan is predominantly male. 90.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yan Smith, Yan Johnson, Yan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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