Boys' name · since 1993
Yochanon
39 babies named Yochanon in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,997 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yochanon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 39 recorded since 1993.
Yochanon has 39 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2021.
- #23,997 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 39 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yochanon ranks #23,997 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,997 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yochanon's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Yochanon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yochanon's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yochanon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2021
- Peak year (1993)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Yochanon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Yochanon's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Yochanon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (38% of all-time use).
Yochanon by state
Where Yochanon concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 22 | 56.4% |
22 of 39 births nationwide.
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- Yochanon's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yochanons (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yochanon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1993–2021 (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 Yochanon 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.