Boys' name · since 1988
Yoan
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 526 babies named Yoan, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,668 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,618 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 526
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yoan currently ranks #3618 among boys' names in America, with 526 babies recorded since 1988.
Yoan has 526 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3618 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #7,668 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,618 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 526 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoan ranks #7,668 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,618 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 526 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,668 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,618 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 526
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yoan's 526 recorded births place it above 83.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Yoan compares
526 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yoan's all-time total is 43% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yoan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 526 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yoan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yoan's full recorded timeline at 2008, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yoan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Yoan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (157 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Yoan's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Yoan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 55
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
156 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s
2020s
153 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 157 births (30% of all-time use).
How Yoan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yoan's total volume
Yoan by state
Where Yoan concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 18 | 3.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
18 of 526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Yoan's data
- Yoan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (157 total births) through the 2020s (153) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Yoans (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
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 Yoan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
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, 1988–2025 (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 Yoan 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.