Unisex name · since 1996
Yoani
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Yoani, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
12 boys have been named Yoani since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoani has been recorded 12 times among boys since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2011.
- #33,070 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoani ranks #33,070 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #33,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yoani's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yoani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yoani's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yoani popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2011
- Peak year (2011)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Yoani popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 2023 (Yoani as girls' name)
Yoani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Yoani's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Yoani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yoani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1996–2011 (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 Yoani 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.