Yugan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YOO-gun
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Yugan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
Where does Yugan come from?
Sanskrit: probably linked to yuga 'age, era'
Is Yugan a girl's or a boy's name?
Yugan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yugan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Yugan, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 10 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Yugan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
How popular is Yugan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Yugan, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 2015.
Half of all the boys named Yugan in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yugan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,789 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
Names like Yugan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yug Kairo Yoan Arjan Loki Yuvan Yunus Bodhi Rumi Avyaan Vihaan Aarav
More Sanskrit names
Maya Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Shivansh Veer Veda India
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, “Yugan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yugan, updated 20 October 2026.