Unisex name · since 1982
Yona
482 babies named Yona in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,079 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,974 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 482
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yona currently ranks #5974 among unisex names in America, with 482 babies recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yona has been recorded 482 times among boys since 1982, currently ranked #5974 nationally and more common than 57% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #8,079 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,974 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 482 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yona ranks #8,079 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,974 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 482 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,079 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,974 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 482
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yona's 482 recorded births place it above 82.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yona compares
482 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Yona's all-time total is 31% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yona | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 482 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yona's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yona popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Yona popularity over time - girls
341 total births recorded since 1924 (Yona as girls' name)
Yona by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (185 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Yona's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Yona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 185 births (38% of all-time use).
Yona by state
Where Yona concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 233 | 48.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 33 | 6.8% |
233 of 482 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Yona's data
- Yona's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 2020s (134) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yonas (233 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 Yona: 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 (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Yona 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.