Yuan is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2024 and remains in steady use.
Yuan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,132 for boy births in the United States (and #12,890 across all names), given to 15 babies. Yuan first appears in 1984 and peaked in 2025 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,132 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #17,635 | #6,456 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,206 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,817 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | #15,186 | #12,100 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,995 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | #17,932 | #7,629 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,643 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,741 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #14,285 | #9,634 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,478 |
| 2013 | 13 | 19 | #16,471 | #10,701 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #13,435 | #9,690 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,206 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,951 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,306 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,125 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,912 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,535 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,091 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,544 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #6,308 |