Yan
Mostly boys · English
Yan is a name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 2,363rd for boys in the US (58 babies).
What does Yan mean?
English
A male given name, equivalent to English John.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Yan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Yan has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 58 boys in the US.
How popular is Yan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Yan, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2008, with 10 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Yan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were given Yan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,855, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
- Yan 8
- Yann 3
In 2016, 40% of the babies named Yan in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Yan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Yan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,363among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 58about 1 in 29,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 76% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 58 boys in the US were named Yan, making it the 2,363rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. It first appears in the records in 1971.
2025 had the most boys named Yan of any year since it first appeared, in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Yan in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 69 boys in the US were given Yan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,836, up from #2,363 for this spelling alone.
- Yan 58
- Yann 11
Yan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | #2,363 |
| 2024 | 44 | #2,873 |
| 2023 | 44 | #2,847 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,248 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,595 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,615 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,225 |
| 2005 | 29 | #3,385 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,344 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,002 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
Names like Yan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Yan
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