Boys' name · since 2017

Yoab

Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Yoab, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#28,016 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade

23 boys have been named Yoab since 2017, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoab has been recorded 23 times among boys since 2017, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2023.

  • #28,016 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 23 born since 2017
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoab ranks #28,016 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.

#28,016 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yoab's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Yoab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Yoab's full recorded timeline at 2020, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Yoab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
11
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4681012 201720202023 11

Yoab by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (17 births, 74% of the file).

2020s was Yoab's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.

Yoab births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (74% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoab? ▼
23 babies have been named Yoab since 2017. All-time, it sits at #28,016 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 11 births.
Where does Yoab sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoab ranks #28,016 of 45,481 boys' 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 Yoab most popular? ▼
Yoab was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Yoab been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yoab since 2017 -- 7 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Yoab? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yoan, Yoav, Yoandri, Yoandry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Yoab

Nearby Names Like Yoab

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yoab

Yoan Boy
#3618 526 births
Yoav Boy
#9075 411 births
Yoandri Boy
224 births
Yoandry Boy
#13041 54 births
Yoandy Boy
45 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Lorentz
23 births · Peak 1918
Rabun
23 births · Peak 1921
Errett
23 births · Peak 1919
Gains
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yoab: 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, 2017–2023 (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 Yoab 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.