Total births
130
Girls' name · since 1946
Yonna
Yonna has 130 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 130
- total births
- 1946–2015
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
Yonna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 130 have been recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yonna has been recorded 130 times among girls since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2015.
- 130 total births
- 1946–2015 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
130 girls have been named Yonna since 1946, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2015.
- 130
- total births
- 1946–2015
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Yonna was born in this single decade.
1971
Single peak year
11 babies were named Yonna in 1971 - its busiest year on record.
Yonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yonna's full recorded timeline at 1971, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yonna at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
1971
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1946
Yonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2015
- Peak year (1971)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Yonna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Yonna's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Yonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
32 births
- 1960s
1960s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 42 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yonna? ▼
Since 1946, Social Security records show 130 babies named Yonna. The most recent recorded year was 2015. Its busiest year on record was 1971, with 11 births.
When was Yonna most popular? ▼
Yonna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Yonna been used? ▼
Yonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 70 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Yonna? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yona, Yoneko, Yong, Yonina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Yonna's data
- Yonna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1946–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yonna: Baby Name Since 1946 - 130 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yonna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yonna 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 July 2026.