The baby name Yuan is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin pinyin: Yuán (rising tone); IPA: /ɥɛn˧˥/; approximate English: 'ywen' or 'yoo-en'..
Yuan is Chinese in Origin.
The baby name Yuan is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin pinyin: Yuán (rising tone); IPA: /ɥɛn˧˥/; approximate English: 'ywen' or 'yoo-en'..
Yuan is Chinese in Origin.
Yuan (Mandarin Yuán) is a Chinese given name and surname covering several characters. As a given name it is unisex; the meaning depends on the hanzi: 元 “origin; primary,” 圆/圓 “round; complete,” 渊/淵 “deep pool; profound,” 远/遠 “distant,” and 媛 “graceful woman,” common in feminine names. In compound names it signals beginnings, wholeness, or depth; the affectionate reduplication Yuanyuan also appears.
Prestige and familiarity come from cultural touchstones: the Yuan dynasty (大元), the currency unit yuan (元), and classical usage of yuan for primal creative force. The name has steady use across dynasties into modern China, Taiwan, and the diaspora. Variants and cognates include Cantonese Yuen, Korean Won (원), and the older romanization Yüan (Wade–Giles); related surnames are 袁 and 元, while pinyin keeps the given name as Yuan.
| Yuan Shikai Yuan Shikai was a prominent Chinese politician and military leader during the late Qing dynasty and early Republic of China. He is most famous for briefly serving as the President of the Republic of China and later declaring himself Emperor, an act that led to significant political turmoil. | Emperor Yuan of Han Emperor Yuan of Han was best known as a ruler of China’s Han dynasty. Born Liu Shi, he reigned from 48 BC to 33 BC and is remembered as a Han emperor of the Western Han period. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN | 0 | #44 | 42 | 3,857 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #77 | 3 | 3,375 |
| TW | 0 | #82 | 19 | 4,523 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #98 | 322 | 9,639 |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #108 | 3 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #111 | 4 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #122 | 341 | 8,829 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #133 | 3 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #140 | 108 | 7,111 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #186 | 5 | 4,850 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #196 | 82 | 8,139 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #203 | 21 | 5,842 |
| SG | 0 | #215 | 55 | 11,010 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 35 | 7,056 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #224 | 2 | 3,308 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #246 | 6 | 6,592 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| MY | 0 | #284 | 47 | 12,352 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2003 | #289 | 5 | 2,527 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 7,909 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #299 | 316 | 18,916 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #320 | 64 | 11,440 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #324 | 6 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| HK | 0 | #337 | 12 | 8,483 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #337 | 7 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #349 | 3 | 5,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| BO | 0 | #369 | 13 | 6,868 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #379 | 12 | 13,098 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #389 | 3 | 2,846 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #409 | 307 | 17,960 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #413 | 208 | 16,104 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #433 | 95 | 12,905 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #472 | 10 | 9,305 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #503 | 8 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #516 | 38 | 20,968 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #518 | 6 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #533 | 60 | 9,244 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #647 | 5 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #652 | 14 | 13,390 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #689 | 460 | 25,439 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #696 | 12 | 18,093 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #705 | 297 | 24,821 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #756 | 14 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #777 | 9 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #812 | 27 | 4,949 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #855 | 24 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #868 | 14 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #879 | 14 | 7,044 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #891 | 30 | 15,656 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #901 | 55 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #907 | 24 | 5,610 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #917 | 19 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #922 | 30 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #932 | 21 | 5,697 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 16,906 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #955 | 29 | 5,561 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #957 | 26 | 16,355 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,054 | 39 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 15 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,202 | 10 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,229 | 6 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,344 | 103 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,372 | 100 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,540 | 75 | 28,008 |
Yuan is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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