unisex name

Yun

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 246

Yun is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 52% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2016 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1985, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1975.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Yun over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.

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Births named Yun by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 5
1980s 51
1990s 16
2000s 27
2010s (to 2016) 5

How popular is Yun?

In 2016, Yun was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Yun is used

Canada #3,053 6 in 2024
England & Wales #5,637 6 in 2012
France #6,137 5 in 2023
United States #17,385 5 in 2016

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Yun

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Yun also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yun over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Yun

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yun — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Yun

How popular is the name Yun?

In 2016, Yun was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Yun a girl's or a boy's name?

Yun is used for both girls and boys. About 52% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Yun?

Yun has 1 syllable.

When was Yun most popular?

Yun peaked in 1985, when 15 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Yun a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yun currently ranks #3,053 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.