Boys' name · since 2008

Yonason

Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 65 babies named Yonason, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#20,385 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#13,025 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
65
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade

Yonason currently ranks #13025 among boys' names in America, with 65 babies recorded since 2008.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yonason has been recorded 65 times among boys since 2008, currently ranked #13025 nationally and more common than 6% 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 2008 to 2025.

  • #20,385 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #13,025 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 65 born since 2008
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yonason ranks #20,385 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,025 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 65 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.

#20,385 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#13,025 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
65
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%6.4%
Yonason vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yonason's 65 recorded births place it above 55.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Yonason compares

65 20th percentile among 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

Yonason's all-time total is 82% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Yonason Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 65 369 358,536
Peak-year births 10 34 22,252

Yonason's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Yonason's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Yonason popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
10
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
4681012 2008200920102014201520162017202020242025 5

Yonason by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (37 births, 57% of the file).

2010s was Yonason's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Yonason births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 37 births (57% of all-time use).

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

Yonason by state

Where Yonason concentrates geographically, total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yonason
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 18.5%
New York share of Yonason's total US births 18.5%

12 of 65 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yonason?
Yonason has been given to 65 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,385 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #13,025 of 13,930. 10 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Yonason sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yonason ranks #20,385 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,025 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yonason most popular?
Yonason was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Yonason most popular?
The top states for the name Yonason are New York (12 births).
How long has the name Yonason been used?
The SSA has tracked Yonason since 2008 -- 18 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Yonason?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yonatan, Yonathan, Yonah, Yoni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Yonason's data

  • Yonason's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Yonasons (12 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.

Keep exploring Yonason

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yonason: 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, 2008–2025 (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 Yonason 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.