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Yan

/ˈjæn/ · 91% boys · 58 born in 2025

Yan has been given to about 1,085 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈjæn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,043
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Yan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 58
  • Born in 202558
  • All time1,085
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Yan?

Its best year was 2025, when 58 babies were given the name, ranking 2386th. The typical living American called Yan is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Yan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ian0.86
  2. Ryan0.81
  3. Dan0.75
  4. Jan0.75
  5. Van0.75
  6. Ayan0.74
  7. Dylan0.70
  8. Bryan0.70

Middle names for Yan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Yan Thomas0.74
  2. Yan Cole0.73
  3. Yan Miles0.73
  4. Yan Wilder0.72
  5. Yan James0.71
  6. Yan John0.55

Sibling names for Yan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.88
  2. Keziahsister · 0.88
  3. Soleilsister · 0.88
  4. Samirasister · 0.87
  5. Bridgerbrother · 0.87
  6. Blazebrother · 0.86

Where Yan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%
  2. Florida0.01%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Yan Evans0.73
  2. Yan Edwards0.73
  3. Yan Anderson0.70
  4. Yan Allen0.70
  5. Yan Adams0.70
  6. Yan Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Yan

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Yan across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.