US rank #5988 Boys' name Peak 2005 774 births

Yoni — #5988 US boys' name

774 babies named Yoni in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s511990s1632000s2992010s1842020s77
#5988
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Yoni was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

36 babies were named Yoni in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yoni

The Social Security Administration has registered 774 babies named Yoni between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yoni currently holds the #5988 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yoni performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 299 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yoni shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 117 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Yoni in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yoni in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 774 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yoni at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

774

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2005

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,988

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yoni popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
36
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
010203040 20242018201220062000199419881981 5

Yoni popularity over time — girls

20 total births recorded since 1972 (Yoni as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 20 births
78910111213 19731972 12

Yoni by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
299 births that decade — 39% of Yoni's all-time total
1980s511990s1632000s2992010s1842020s77

Yoni by state

Where Yoni concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Yoni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
117 15.1%
#2 Florida
11 1.4%
#3 North Carolina
8 1.0%
#4 New York
6 0.8%
#5 Georgia
5 0.6%
#6 Texas
5 0.6%
California share of Yoni's total US births 15.1%
Even split

117 of 774 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoni?
774 babies have been named Yoni since 1981. It currently ranks #5988 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 36 births.
When was Yoni most popular?
Yoni was most popular in the 2000s decade with 299 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Yoni most popular?
The top states for the name Yoni are California (117 births), Florida (11 births), North Carolina (8 births).
How long has the name Yoni been used?
Yoni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yoni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yonatan, Yonathan, Yonah, Yona, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.