Yihan

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Yihan by the numbers

Yihan was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 9 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Yihan

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yihan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Yifansuitable manner or joyful15 in the US (2017)
  • Yichenrighteousness and sincerity; meaning varies by characters23 in the US (2017)
  • Yilin6 in the US (2017)
  • Yixuan6 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Yihan

Names that are said the same way as Yihan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Yian5 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Yihan

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