Yichen
Boy · ee-CHEN · Chinese
Yichen is a boys' name of Chinese origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,395th for boys in the US (23 babies).
What does Yichen mean?
Chinese: Mandarin given name; meaning depends on the characters
Chen is often written with characters meaning 'morning' or 'heavenly body', and yi with characters such as 'one' or 'carefree'.
- Say it
- ee-CHEN
Is Yichen a girl's or a boy's name?
Yichen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yichen in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 7 boys.
Yichen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
How popular is Yichen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,395among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 74,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the US were named Yichen, making it the 4,395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Yichen in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yichen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #4,395 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
Names like Yichen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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