Girls' name · since 1914
Yoneko
202 babies named Yoneko in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 202
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
202 girls have been named Yoneko since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoneko has been recorded 202 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1930.
- #19,746 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 202 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoneko ranks #19,746 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 202 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 202
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yoneko's 202 recorded births place it above 72.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yoneko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yoneko's full recorded timeline at 1922, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yoneko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1930
- Peak year (1923)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Yoneko by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (124 births, 61% of the file).
1920s was Yoneko's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Yoneko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
68 births
- 1920s
1920s
124 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 124 births (61% of all-time use).
Yoneko by state
Where Yoneko concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 86 | 42.6% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 30 | 14.9% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 2.5% |
86 of 202 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Yoneko's data
- Yoneko's decade-level peak was the 1920s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yonekos (86 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yoneko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1914–1930 (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 Yoneko 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.