Recorded 1996–2011 Unisex name Peak 2011 12 births

Yoani — boys' name

12 babies named Yoani in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52010s7
2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Yoani was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

7 babies were named Yoani in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yoani

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Yoani between 1996 and 2011, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yoani currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Yoani is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 7 additional births since 2023.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yoani performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Yoani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yoani 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 12 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.

Yoani at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

12

Since 1996

16 years of records

Peak year

2011

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1996

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2011

Yoani popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1996

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2011)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20111996 5

Yoani popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 2023 (Yoani as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 2023 7

Yoani by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
7 births that decade — 58% of Yoani's all-time total
1990s52010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoani?
12 babies have been named Yoani since 1996. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2011 with 7 births.
When was Yoani most popular?
Yoani was most popular in the 2010s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Is Yoani a unisex name?
Yes, Yoani is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 12 births, and as a girl's name it has 7 births.
How long has the name Yoani been used?
Yoani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 16 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Yoani?
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.

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, 1996–2011 (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.