57%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. YAN-see [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From a surname, which was an Americanized form of the Dutch surname Jansen meaning "Jan 1's son". PopularityDetails Last ranked #914 in 1973 United States People think this name isRate·Details youthful informal common urban rough strange simple comedic Categories Futurama characters, Pokemon characters, surnames, y vowels