Girls' name · since 2007
Yoyo
Yoyo has 73 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,735 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yoyo sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 73 recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoyo has been recorded 73 times among girls since 2007, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2024.
- #30,735 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 73 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoyo ranks #30,735 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,735 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yoyo's 73 recorded births place it above 57.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yoyo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yoyo splits its recorded history at 2017: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yoyo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Yoyo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (49 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Yoyo's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Yoyo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 49 births (67% of all-time use).
Yoyo by state
Where Yoyo concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 15.1% |
11 of 73 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yoyo's data
- Yoyo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yoyos (11 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 Yoyo
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yoyo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2007–2024 (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 Yoyo 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.