Girls' name · since 1980
Yoanna
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 673 babies named Yoanna, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,779 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,214 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 673
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yoanna currently ranks #11214 among girls' names in America, with 673 babies recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoanna has been recorded 673 times among girls since 1980, currently ranked #11214 nationally and more common than 35% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #9,779 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,214 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 673 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoanna ranks #9,779 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,214 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 673 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,779 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,214 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 673
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yoanna's 673 recorded births place it above 86.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yoanna compares
673 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Yoanna's all-time total is 79% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yoanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 673 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yoanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yoanna splits its recorded history at 2004: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yoanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Yoanna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (283 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Yoanna's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Yoanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
144 births
- 2000s
2000s
283 births
- 2010s
2010s
144 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 283 births (42% of all-time use).
How Yoanna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Yoanna's total volume
Yoanna by state
Where Yoanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 143 | 21.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 38 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
143 of 673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Yoanna's data
- Yoanna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (283 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yoannas (143 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Yoanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Yoanna 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.