Yuhan
A feminine name of Chinese origin meaning "rain of grace".
Name Census estimates that about 57 living Americans carry the first name Yuhan. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 70.2% of registrations being female. The average person named Yuhan today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yuhan births was 2012 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yuhan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Yuhan with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yuhan. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
57
~ 1 in 6,013,234 Americans
Peak year
2012
9 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2022 SSA rank
#12,280
Tracked since 2012
Census
Yuhan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,178 people with the first name Yuhan, which placed it at #11,039 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,039
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,178 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
88.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yuhan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yuhan is Asian/Pacific Islander at 88.8%. The next largest groups are White (6.7%) and Hispanic (2.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yuhan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yuhan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander88.8% · 1,046
- White6.7% · 79
- Hispanic or Latino2.2% · 26
- Black or African American1.4% · 16
- Two or more races0.9% · 11
Gender
Gender distribution for Yuhan
Yuhan is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 57 total registrations, 17 (29.8%) were male and 40 (70.2%) were female.
Yuhan as a male name
- Ranked #12,280 in 2022
- 6 male births in 2022
- Peak: 2018 (6 births)
Yuhan as a female name
- Ranked #15,172 in 2024
- 6 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2012 (9 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Yuhan on both sides of the split. Of the 1,178 people counted with this name, 385 were male (32.7%) and 793 were female (67.3%).
Popularity
Yuhan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yuhan from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 40 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yuhan remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yuhan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yuhan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yuhans live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yuhan
The name Yuhan is derived from the Korean language and has roots dating back to ancient times. It is a combination of two words: "yu" meaning "superior" or "elegant," and "han" meaning "great" or "big." Together, the name Yuhan can be interpreted as "great elegance" or "superior grace."
In Korean culture, names often carry deep symbolic meanings and are carefully chosen to reflect the parents' hopes and aspirations for their child. The name Yuhan was particularly popular among the nobility and upper classes, who sought to bestow upon their children a name that conveyed nobility, grace, and excellence.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yuhan can be found in the Samguk Sagi, a historical record of the Three Kingdoms period in ancient Korea (57 BC - 935 AD). The text mentions a nobleman named Yuhan who served as a high-ranking official during the Silla Kingdom (57 BC - 935 AD).
Throughout Korean history, there have been several notable figures who bore the name Yuhan. One of the most famous was Yuhan Yi (1456 - 1528), a highly respected Confucian scholar and statesman during the Joseon Dynasty. He is remembered for his contributions to the development of Neo-Confucianism in Korea and his unwavering commitment to moral and ethical principles.
Another prominent Yuhan was Yuhan Kim (1786 - 1856), a renowned calligrapher and painter of the late Joseon period. His works are celebrated for their elegant brushstrokes and harmonious compositions, reflecting the essence of the name Yuhan.
In the realm of literature, Yuhan Choi (1903 - 1962) was a pioneering novelist and essayist who played a significant role in the development of modern Korean literature. His works often explored themes of identity, tradition, and the challenges faced by a rapidly modernizing society.
Yuhan Park (1920 - 2008) was a celebrated composer and music educator who contributed immensely to the preservation and promotion of traditional Korean music. Her compositions seamlessly blended traditional Korean musical elements with contemporary influences, earning her widespread recognition and numerous accolades.
While the name Yuhan has its roots in ancient Korean culture, it has also gained popularity in other parts of the world, particularly among those with an appreciation for its elegant and refined connotations.
People
Yuhan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yuhan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yuhan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yuhan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 57 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yuhan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 6,013,234 US residents.
Is Yuhan a common name?
We classify Yuhan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 56.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 57 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yuhan most popular?
The single biggest year for Yuhan was 2012, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yuhan is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yuhan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,178 people with the name Yuhan, or 0.39 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,039 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yuhan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yuhan?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Yuhan on both sides of the split. Of the 1,178 people counted with this name, 385 were male (32.7%) and 793 were female (67.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yuhan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yuhan is Asian/Pacific Islander at 88.8%. The next largest groups are White (6.7%) and Hispanic (2.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yuhan most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Yuhan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.8% (1,046 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yuhan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yuhan a female name?
Yes, 70.2% of people registered as Yuhan in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yuhan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yuhan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yuhan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Yuhan?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Yuhan at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.