US rank #14522 Girls' name Peak 2014 73 births

Yoyo — #14522 US girls' name

73 babies named Yoyo in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s492020s19
#14522
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 18% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Yoyo was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

12 babies were named Yoyo in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yoyo

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Yoyo between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yoyo currently holds the #14522 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yoyo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yoyo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yoyo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yoyo 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 73 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.

Yoyo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

73

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2014

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#14,522

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yoyo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
12
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 2024202320212019201720162014201320122007 5

Yoyo by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
49 births that decade — 67% of Yoyo's all-time total
2000s52010s492020s19

Yoyo by state

Where Yoyo concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yoyo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 15.1%
California share of Yoyo's total US births 15.1%

11 of 73 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoyo?
73 babies have been named Yoyo since 2007. It currently ranks #14522 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 12 births.
When was Yoyo most popular?
Yoyo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Yoyo most popular?
The top states for the name Yoyo are California (11 births).
How long has the name Yoyo been used?
Yoyo has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.

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, 2007–2024 (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.