unisex name
Yuchen
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 169
Yuchen is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 11% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2017, when 17 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2009.
Yuchen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 89 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 34 |
How popular is Yuchen?
In 2025, Yuchen was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Yuchen 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 Yuchen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yuchen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yuchen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yuchen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yuchen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yuchen
How popular is the name Yuchen?
In 2025, Yuchen was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Yuchen a girl's or a boy's name?
Yuchen is used for both girls and boys. About 11% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Yuchen most popular?
Yuchen peaked in 2017, when 17 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Yuchen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yuchen currently ranks #3,335 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.