Yun
Yun is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Yun
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yun 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 Yun
As a girl name
American parents first put Yun on the record books as a girl name in 1980, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 9 Yuns were born — ranking #6,789 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 51% of all recorded Yuns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 78 Yuns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Yun as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Yun — #5,787 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Yuns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2006 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 26 Yuns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Yun
Yun is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 78 births in the dataset. Yun's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #6,789. Use the chart and map above to compare Yun'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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