Yuan
Meaning
beginning, foremost
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Yuan has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
299 people · the #19,102 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 17
Among people named Yuan living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 21 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Yuan
Most people given the name Yuan in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Yuan deep dive
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