Girls' name · since 1975
Yovana
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 480 babies named Yovana, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,164 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,571 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 480
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yovana is the #13571 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 480 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Yovana recorded 480 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #13571 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, 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 1975 to 2025.
- #12,164 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,571 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 480 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yovana ranks #12,164 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,571 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 480 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,164 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,571 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 480
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yovana's 480 recorded births place it above 83.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yovana compares
480 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Yovana's all-time total is 28% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yovana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 480 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yovana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yovana's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 61, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yovana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Yovana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (215 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Yovana's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Yovana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
139 births
- 2000s
2000s
215 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 215 births (45% of all-time use).
Yovana by state
Where Yovana concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 88 | 18.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 1.3% |
88 of 480 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Yovana's data
- Yovana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (215 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yovanas (88 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 Yovana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Yovana 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.