US rank #2864 Girls' name Peak 2018 1,367 births

Yohana — #2864 US girls' name

1,367 babies named Yohana in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s771990s2182000s3472010s4662020s253
#2864
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Yohana was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

65 babies were named Yohana in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yohana

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,367 babies named Yohana between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yohana currently holds the #2864 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yohana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 466 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yohana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 258 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Yohana in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yohana 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 1,367 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.

Yohana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,367

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2018

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,864

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yohana popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
65
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080 202420182012200620001994198819811974 6

Yohana popularity over time — boys

7 total births recorded since 2024 (Yohana as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 2024 7

Yohana by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
466 births that decade — 34% of Yohana's all-time total
1970s61980s771990s2182000s3472010s4662020s253

Yohana by state

Where Yohana concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yohana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
258 18.9%
#2 Texas
145 10.6%
#3 Virginia
27 2.0%
#4 Florida
17 1.2%
#5 Maryland
17 1.2%
#6 Georgia
6 0.4%
#7 Tennessee
6 0.4%
#8 North Carolina
5 0.4%
California share of Yohana's total US births 18.9%
Even split

258 of 1,367 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yohana?
1,367 babies have been named Yohana since 1974. It currently ranks #2864 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 65 births.
When was Yohana most popular?
Yohana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 466 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Yohana most popular?
The top states for the name Yohana are California (258 births), Texas (145 births), Virginia (27 births).
How long has the name Yohana been used?
Yohana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yohana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yohanna, Yohali, Yohanan, Yohaly, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.