Boys' name · since 1973

Yovani

2,091 babies named Yovani in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,220 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,412 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,091
born since 1973
2000s
peak decade

2,091 babies have been named Yovani since 1973, making it today's #3412 boys' name.

Yovani has 2,091 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3412 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.

  • #3,220 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,412 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,091 born since 1973
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yovani ranks #3,220 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,412 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,091 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,220 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,412 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,091
born since 1973
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%75.5%
Yovani vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Yovani's 2,091 recorded births place it above 92.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

12 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Yovani compares

2,091 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Yovani's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Yovani Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,091 369 358,536
Peak-year births 115 34 22,252

Yovani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Yovani's full recorded timeline at 2004, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 115 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Yovani popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
115
Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
050100150 197319881994200020062012201820242025 34

Yovani popularity over time - girls

16 total births recorded since 1992 (Yovani as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 16 births
4.555.566.5 199219961999 5

Yovani by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (884 births, 42% of the file).

2000s was Yovani's strongest decade.

884 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Yovani births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 884 births (42% of all-time use).

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

How Yovani compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yovani's total volume

Yovani vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -34, 9.3%-25, 7.5%-51, 3.9%-39, 7.1%-41, 8.1%-71, 5.3%-139, 2.9%-144, 1.6%-116, 4.8%-32, 6.5%-49, 5.7%-146, 1.8%-138, 3.8%-52, 4.3%-120, 2.5%Yovani-53, 5.5%Yovani
Yovani vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Yovani by state

Where Yovani concentrates geographically, total births since 1973

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yovani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
504 24.1%
#2 Texas
232 11.1%
#3 Florida
106 5.1%
#4 Illinois
77 3.7%
#5 Georgia
39 1.9%
#6 North Carolina
33 1.6%
#7 Arizona
16 0.8%
#8 Tennessee
11 0.5%
California share of Yovani's total US births 24.1%
Even split

504 of 2,091 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Yovani appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yovani?
2,091 babies have been named Yovani since 1973. All-time, it sits at #3,220 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,412 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 115 births.
Where does Yovani sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yovani ranks #3,220 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,412 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yovani most popular?
Yovani was most popular in the 2000s decade with 884 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Yovani most popular?
The top states for the name Yovani are California (504 births), Texas (232 births), Florida (106 births).
How long has the name Yovani been used?
Records for Yovani go back to 1973, giving 53 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Yovani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yovany, Yovanni, Yovanny, Yovan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Yovani's data

  • Yovani's decade-level peak was the 2000s (884 total births); usage has since declined to 205 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Yovanis (504 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.

Keep exploring Yovani

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yovani: 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, 1973–2025 (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 Yovani 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.