boy's name
Yifan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 129
Yifan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2017, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2010.
Yifan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 93 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 21 |
How popular is Yifan?
In 2025, Yifan was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Yifan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Yifan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yifan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yifan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yifan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yifan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yifan
How popular is the name Yifan?
In 2025, Yifan was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Yifan a girl's or a boy's name?
Yifan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yifan most popular?
Yifan peaked in 2017, when 16 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Yifan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yifan currently ranks #9,880 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.