US rank #3475 Boys' name Peak 2024 495 births

Yoan — #3475 US boys' name

495 babies named Yoan in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s552000s1562010s1572020s122
#3475
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Yoan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

33 babies were named Yoan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yoan

The Social Security Administration has registered 495 babies named Yoan between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yoan currently holds the #3475 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yoan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 157 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yoan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Yoan in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yoan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 495 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yoan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

495

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2024

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,475

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yoan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
33
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941988 5

Yoan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
157 births that decade — 32% of Yoan's all-time total
1980s51990s552000s1562010s1572020s122

Yoan by state

Where Yoan concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Yoan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
18 3.6%
#2 California
5 1.0%
#3 Illinois
5 1.0%
Florida share of Yoan's total US births 3.6%
Even split

18 of 495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoan?
495 babies have been named Yoan since 1988. It currently ranks #3475 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 33 births.
When was Yoan most popular?
Yoan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 157 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Yoan most popular?
The top states for the name Yoan are Florida (18 births), California (5 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Yoan been used?
Yoan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yoan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yoav, Yoandri, Yoandry, Yoandy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.