Yen

Yen

Primarily a girl's name · 92% girls

Origin: Korean

Yen first appears in the data in 1975 and has been recorded in 41 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1982 with 33 babies (rank #2,829 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Yen

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Yen yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

611

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1975	5	#10,598
1976	9	#6,602
1978	5	#11,449
1979	10	#6,690
1980	19	#4,145
1981	27	#3,248
1982	33	#2,829
1983	26	#3,238
1984	27	#3,231
1985	32	#2,935
1986	22	#3,889
1987	15	#5,308
1988	26	#3,688
1989	19	#4,846
1990	10	#8,487
1991	21	#4,806
1992	18	#5,476
1993	9	#9,545
1994	16	#5,979
1995	10	#8,753
1996	7	#11,778
1997	13	#7,273
1998	14	#7,095
1999	9	#10,325
2000	13	#8,019
2001	10	#10,085
2003	10	#10,406
2004	11	#9,872
2005	9	#11,808
2006	12	#9,892
2007	10	#11,601
2008	14	#8,950
2009	11	#10,650
2010	12	#9,759
2011	14	#8,599
2012	6	#16,773
2014	6	#16,442
2015	7	#14,432
2016	7	#14,269
2020	5	#17,421
2022	5	#17,660

Year

Babies

Rank

1975

#10,598

1976

#6,602

1978

#11,449

1979

#6,690

1980

#4,145

1981

#3,248

1982

#2,829

1983

#3,238

1984

#3,231

1985

#2,935

1986

#3,889

1987

#5,308

1988

#3,688

1989

#4,846

1990

#8,487

1991

#4,806

1992

#5,476

1993

#9,545

1994

#5,979

1995

#8,753

1996

#11,778

1997

#7,273

1998

#7,095

1999

#10,325

2000

#8,019

2001

#10,085

2003

#10,406

2004

#9,872

2005

#11,808

2006

#9,892

2007

#11,601

2008

#8,950

2009

#10,650

2010

#9,759

2011

#8,599

2012

#16,773

2014

#16,442

2015

#14,432

2016

#14,269

2020

#17,421

2022

#17,660

Numerology of Yen

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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