Girl name Chinese (Mandarin) origin

Yan

YEN · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Swallow; beautiful; flame
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Culture
Chinese
Religion
Secular
Style era
classic
Themes
nature · beauty
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Popularity over time

2017 rank#18323
2017 births5
Peak year2000
First appeared1983
Total US births99
2000 peak19831992200020092017
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Yen

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