Boys' name · since 1973
Yohance
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 407 babies named Yohance, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,933 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 407
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yohance sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 407 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yohance has been recorded 407 times among boys since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2023.
- #8,933 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 407 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yohance ranks #8,933 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 407 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,933 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 407
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yohance's 407 recorded births place it above 80.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Yohance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yohance's full recorded timeline at 1997, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yohance popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2023
- Peak year (1973)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Yohance by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (129 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Yohance's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Yohance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
129 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 129 births (32% of all-time use).
Yohance by state
Where Yohance concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 2.5% |
| #2 | California | | 9 | 2.2% |
10 of 407 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Yohance's data
- Yohance's decade-level peak was the 1970s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Yohances (10 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 Yohance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1973–2023 (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 Yohance 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.