How Many People Are Named Yen?
An estimated 587 people in the United States have the first name Yen. It is predominantly female (92.3%). The average bearer is 33 years old, and Yen peaked in popularity in 1982 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yen 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 Yen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
587
About 1 in 583,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.3% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1982
33 births
Total Registered
611
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yen
Yen is predominantly female (92.3%), though 47 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Yen as a male name
Ranked #14,047 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1988 (7 births)
Yen as a female name
Ranked #17,660 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1982 (33 births)
Yen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yen span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 265 babies were registered. Yen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yen by Decade
How has Yen 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.
Yen by State
Yen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yen
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yen?
We estimate approximately 587 people named Yen 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 583,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Yen a common name?
Yen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 611 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yen most popular?
Yen reached peak popularity in 1982, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yen is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yen a female name?
Yen is predominantly female. 92.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yen Smith, Yen Johnson, Yen 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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