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Origin & history of Yan1
Chinese roots
Yan comes from the Chinese tradition, meaning Swallow Bird.
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How popular is Yan?
2023
peak year
Yan first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1971. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2023, 44 babies received the name (ranked #2890). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3812), with roughly 32 babies named Yan each year. Yan's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,026 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
44
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,890)
(ranked #2,890)
32
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
320
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,026
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Yan4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
Y7
A1
N5
Sum: 13 → Life path 4
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Personality of Yan🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
💪
Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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