Yexian
Ye County or Yexian is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan, Henan province, China, with a population of 820,000.
Meaning & Origin of Yexian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ye County or Yexian is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan, Henan province, China, with a population of 820,000.
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The Story of Yexian
Yexian first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2016, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 6 Yexians were born — ranking #10,743 that year. As of 2026, Yexian ranks #12,141 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Yexians have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yexian
Yexian is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Yexian's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #10,743. Use the chart and map above to compare Yexian's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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