Yian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YEE-an
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,049 for boys
Yian is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 4,049th for boys in the US (26 babies).
Where does Yian come from?
Possibly the Chinese name Yi'an or a spelling of Ian
Is Yian a girl's or a boy's name?
Yian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 9 girls and 26 boys in the US.
How popular is Yian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 400% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Yian, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Yian of any year since it first appeared, in 2017.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Yian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
How popular is Yian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,049th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26 about 1 in 66,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 131% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the US were named Yian, making it the 4,049th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. It first appears in the records in 2011. 9 girls were also named Yian in 2025 (10,104th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Yian of any year since it first appeared, in 2011.
Half of all the boys named Yian in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,049 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
Names like Yian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo, Yug, Yoan, Loki, Rumi, Yunus, Yusuf, Yitzchok, Ruairi, Minh, Shko, Yakov
Names related to Yian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yian, updated 20 October 2026.