Y-Lan was born in 1965. Y-Lan's father is Bảo-Sơn and her mother is Bích-Vân Nguyễn. Her paternal grandfather was Mẫn and her paternal grandmother is Tảo Nghiêm-bá. She has a brother and two sisters, named Dương-Công, Vân-Hà and Thủy-Tiên. She is the second oldest of the four children.