Yihan
Yihan is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Yihan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yihan is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
The Story of Yihan
As a girl name
Yihan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2010, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 9 Yihans were born — ranking #10,859 that year. As of 2026, Yihan ranks #13,787 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 48 Yihans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Yihan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2013, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 6 Yihans were born — ranking #10,726 that year. As of 2026, Yihan ranks #10,716 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 12 Yihans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Yihan
Yihan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 48 births in the dataset. Yihan's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #10,859. Use the chart and map above to compare Yihan'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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