Boys' name · since 1980
Yohan
1,865 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.
- #3,450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,258 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,865
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yohan is the #1258 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,865 recorded since 1980.
Yohan has 1,865 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1258 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #3,450 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,258 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,865 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yohan ranks #3,450 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,258 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,865 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,258 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,865
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yohan's 1,865 recorded births place it above 92.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yohan compares
1,865 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Yohan's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yohan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,865 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 180 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yohan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yohan's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 180, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yohan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 180
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Yohan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (730 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Yohan's strongest decade.
730 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Yohan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 73
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
316 births
- 2010s
2010s
730 births
- 2020s
2020s
719 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 730 births (39% of all-time use).
How Yohan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yohan's total volume
Yohan by state
Where Yohan concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 276 | 14.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 151 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 147 | 7.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 89 | 4.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 42 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 40 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 39 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 24 | 1.3% |
276 of 1,865 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Yohan appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yohan's data
- Yohan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (730 total births) through the 2020s (719) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yohans (276 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 Yohan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
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 Yohan 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.