Girls' name · since 1923

Yvonna

Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 1,184 babies named Yvonna, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#6,680 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,110 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,184
born since 1923
1950s
peak decade

Yvonna currently ranks #15110 among girls' names in America, with 1,184 babies recorded since 1923.

Yvonna has 1,184 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15110 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.

  • #6,680 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,110 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,184 born since 1923
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yvonna ranks #6,680 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,110 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,184 born since 1923, peaking in the 1950s.

#6,680 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,110 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,184
born since 1923
1950s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%12.6%
Yvonna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Yvonna's 1,184 recorded births place it above 90.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Yvonna compares

1,184 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

Yvonna's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Yvonna Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,184 376 567,345
Peak-year births 27 21 19,840

Yvonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Yvonna splits its recorded history at 1970: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Yvonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1954)
27
Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
051015202530 192319361948196019721988200020142025 5

Yvonna by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (202 births, 17% of the file).

1950s was Yvonna's strongest decade.

202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.

Yvonna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 202 births (17% of all-time use).

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

How Yvonna compares to similarly-sized names

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

Yvonna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 020406080100120 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 -84, 2.7%-29, 25.9%-108, 8.7%-45, 4.8%-36, 5.7%-72, 4.6%-28, 9.9%-83, 5.5%-52, 5.3%-65, 14.2%-20, 11.8%-36, 7.9%-70, 7.8%-22, 9.2%-79, 3.5%Yvonna-103, 2.3%Yvonna
Yvonna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Yvonna by state

Where Yvonna concentrates geographically, total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Yvonna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 1.3%
#2 California
13 1.1%
#3 Oklahoma
13 1.1%
Texas share of Yvonna's total US births 1.3%
Even split

15 of 1,184 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yvonna?
Since 1923, Social Security records show 1,184 babies named Yvonna. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #6,680 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #15,110 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1954, with 27 births.
Where does Yvonna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yvonna ranks #6,680 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,110 of 17,297 among girls' 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 Yvonna most popular?
Yvonna was most popular in the 1950s decade with 202 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Yvonna most popular?
The top states for the name Yvonna are Texas (15 births), California (13 births), Oklahoma (13 births).
How long has the name Yvonna been used?
Records for Yvonna go back to 1923, giving 103 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Yvonna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yvonne, Yvonnie, Yvonda, Yvone, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Yvonna's data

  • Yvonna's decade-level peak was the 1950s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Yvonnas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Yvonna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yvonna: 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, 1923–2025 (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 Yvonna 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.