Boys' name · since 1983

Yovan

116 babies named Yovan in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,458 of 45,481
all-time among boys
116
born since 1983
2000s
peak decade

Yovan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 116 recorded since 1983.

Social Security Administration records show Yovan recorded 116 times among boys since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2019.

  • #16,458 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 116 born since 1983
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yovan ranks #16,458 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.

#16,458 of 45,481
all-time among boys
116
born since 1983
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yovan's 116 recorded births place it above 63.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Yovan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Yovan's full recorded timeline at 2004, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Yovan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2000)
11
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
4681012 1983199519982004200720122019 5

Yovan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (53 births, 46% of the file).

2000s was Yovan's strongest decade.

53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Yovan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 53 births (46% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yovan? ▼
116 babies have been named Yovan since 1983. All-time, it sits at #16,458 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2000 with 11 births.
Where does Yovan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yovan ranks #16,458 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yovan most popular? ▼
Yovan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Yovan been used? ▼
Yovan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 37 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Yovan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yovani, Yovany, Yovanni, Yovanny. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Yovan's data

  • Yovan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2010s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Yovan

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yovan

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#12523 427 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yovan: 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, 1983–2019 (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 Yovan 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.