Yan is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Yan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,386 for boy births in the United States (and #5,147 across all names), given to 58 babies. Yan first appears in 1971 and peaked in 2025 (58 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,386 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,909 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,893 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,989 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,240 |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,135 |
| 2019 | 24 | 29 | — | #4,328 |
| 2018 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,371 |
| 2017 | 40 | 40 | #18,329 | #3,311 |
| 2016 | 36 | 43 | #16,144 | #3,678 |
| 2015 | 23 | 34 | #19,002 | #5,281 |
| 2014 | 29 | 39 | — | #3,689 |
| 2013 | 21 | 34 | — | #4,615 |
| 2012 | 24 | 41 | — | #4,245 |
| 2011 | 26 | 49 | — | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 32 | 58 | #19,715 | #3,891 |
| 2009 | 28 | 54 | — | #3,826 |
| 2008 | 26 | 76 | — | #4,040 |
| 2007 | 36 | 97 | #13,875 | #3,791 |
| 2006 | 40 | 83 | #15,091 | #3,304 |
| 2005 | 34 | 79 | #19,099 | #3,446 |
| 2004 | 31 | 82 | #18,730 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 34 | 89 | #13,796 | #3,441 |
| 2002 | 33 | 99 | #13,550 | #3,447 |
| 2001 | 29 | 87 | #17,897 | #3,615 |
| 2000 | 23 | 51 | #9,147 | #5,903 |
| 1999 | 12 | 31 | — | #5,646 |
| 1998 | 16 | 36 | #12,400 | #6,825 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #13,685 | #6,599 |
| 1996 | 19 | — | — | #3,674 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | — | #5,492 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | — | #6,353 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | — | #6,212 |
| 1990 | 12 | — | — | #4,665 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | — | #3,806 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #13,847 | #7,247 |
| 1987 | 16 | — | — | #3,196 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | — | #3,127 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | — | #3,799 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | — | #3,102 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #12,039 | #4,494 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | — | #5,615 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | — | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | — | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | — | #3,563 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | — | #5,114 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,645 |