Boys' name · since 1985
Yonas
Yonas has 416 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 416
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
416 babies have been named Yonas since 1985, making it today's #10000 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yonas has been recorded 416 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #10000 nationally and more common than 28% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #8,821 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,000 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 416 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yonas ranks #8,821 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,000 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 416 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 416
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yonas's 416 recorded births place it above 80.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yonas compares
416 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Yonas's all-time total is 13% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yonas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 416 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yonas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yonas's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yonas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Yonas by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (120 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Yonas's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Yonas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 120 births (29% of all-time use).
Yonas by state
Where Yonas concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 416 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yonas's data
- Yonas's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (120 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yonass (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Yonas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Yonas 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.