Girls' name · since 1952

Yavonne

Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 216 babies named Yavonne, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#19,046 of 72,339
all-time among girls
216
born since 1952
1960s
peak decade

Yavonne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 216 have been recorded since 1952.

Yavonne has 216 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1988.

  • #19,046 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 216 born since 1952
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yavonne ranks #19,046 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 216 born since 1952, peaking in the 1960s.

#19,046 of 72,339
all-time among girls
216
born since 1952
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yavonne's 216 recorded births place it above 73.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Yavonne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Yavonne splits its recorded history at 1972: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1967 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Yavonne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1988

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1967)
14
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
46810121416 19521962196619701975198019841988 5

Yavonne by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (69 births, 32% of the file).

1960s was Yavonne's strongest decade.

69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Yavonne births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 69 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yavonne?
Since 1952, Social Security records show 216 babies named Yavonne. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #19,046 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1988. Its busiest year on record was 1967, with 14 births.
Where does Yavonne sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yavonne ranks #19,046 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yavonne most popular?
Yavonne was most popular in the 1960s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Yavonne been used?
The SSA has tracked Yavonne since 1952 -- 37 years through the most recent 1988 data.
What names are similar to Yavonne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yavonda, Yavette, Yavani, Yavi, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Yavonne's data

  • Yavonne's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (69 total births) through the 1980s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yavonne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yavonne draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.