Girls' name · since 2005

Yojana

Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 41 babies named Yojana, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#37,417 of 72,339
all-time among girls
41
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade

Yojana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 41 have been recorded since 2005.

Yojana has 41 recorded births among girls since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2005 to 2023.

  • #37,417 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 41 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yojana ranks #37,417 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#37,417 of 72,339
all-time among girls
41
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yojana's 41 recorded births place it above 48.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Yojana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Yojana's full recorded timeline at 2017, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Yojana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2005)
8
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
456789 2005200820102017201820202023 5

Yojana by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (15 births, 37% of the file).

2010s was Yojana's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Yojana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yojana? ▼
Since 2005, Social Security records show 41 babies named Yojana. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #37,417 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2005, with 8 births.
Where does Yojana sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yojana ranks #37,417 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yojana most popular? ▼
Yojana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Yojana been used? ▼
Records for Yojana go back to 2005, giving 19 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Yojana? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yojaira. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Yojana's data

  • Yojana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Yojana

Nearby Names Like Yojana

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yojana

Yojaira Girl
6 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yojana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2023 (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 Yojana 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.