US rank #1160 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,707 births

Yohan — #1160 US boys' name

1,707 babies named Yohan in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s732000s3162010s7302020s561
#1160
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 92% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Yohan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

180 babies were named Yohan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yohan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,707 babies named Yohan between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yohan currently holds the #1160 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 180 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yohan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 730 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yohan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 250 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Yohan in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yohan 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 1,707 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.

Yohan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,707

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2024

180 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,160

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yohan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
180
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Yohan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
730 births that decade — 43% of Yohan's all-time total
1980s271990s732000s3162010s7302020s561

Yohan by state

Where Yohan concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yohan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
250 14.6%
#2 Texas
142 8.3%
#3 Florida
131 7.7%
#4 New York
81 4.7%
#5 New Jersey
42 2.5%
#6 Georgia
34 2.0%
#7 Illinois
30 1.8%
#8 Massachusetts
18 1.1%
California share of Yohan's total US births 14.6%
Even split

250 of 1,707 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Yohan appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yohan?
1,707 babies have been named Yohan since 1980. It currently ranks #1160 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 180 births.
When was Yohan most popular?
Yohan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 730 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Yohan most popular?
The top states for the name Yohan are California (250 births), Texas (142 births), Florida (131 births).
How long has the name Yohan been used?
Yohan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yohan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yohannes, Yohance, Yohann, Yohanan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1980–2024 (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.