US rank #8509 Boys' name Peak 2014 282 births

Yochanan — #8509 US boys' name

282 babies named Yochanan in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s592000s622010s922020s51
#8509
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Yochanan was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

16 babies were named Yochanan in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yochanan

The Social Security Administration has registered 282 babies named Yochanan between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yochanan currently holds the #8509 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yochanan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yochanan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yochanan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yochanan 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 282 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.

Yochanan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

282

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2014

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,509

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yochanan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
16
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 202420202016201220082001199619911982 9

Yochanan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
92 births that decade — 33% of Yochanan's all-time total
1980s181990s592000s622010s922020s51

Yochanan by state

Where Yochanan concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yochanan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
134 47.5%
New York share of Yochanan's total US births 47.5%

134 of 282 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yochanan?
282 babies have been named Yochanan since 1982. It currently ranks #8509 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 16 births.
When was Yochanan most popular?
Yochanan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Yochanan most popular?
The top states for the name Yochanan are New York (134 births).
How long has the name Yochanan been used?
Yochanan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yochanan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yochanon. 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, 1982–2024 (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.