Yoan
Boy name · #3618 in 2025 · Uniqueness 56/100
Yoan is currently the #3618 boy name in the United States — 31 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5999, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 58,065 boys born in 2025 was named Yoan.
The 37-year story
Yoan first appears in the Social Security records in 1988, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 33 babies and a rank of #3455. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Yoan per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Yoan in class?
Yoan scores 56 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Yoan is most common
State-level data for Yoan is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Yoan
Statistically, parents drawn to Yoan tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Jhoan, Yulian, Roan, Yan, and Sloan.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Yoan | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3583 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3455 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4343 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4442 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4247 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5041 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3899 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6036 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6338 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9664 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5999 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5733 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5659 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4533 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5945 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5251 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5102 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5249 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4996 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4675 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5578 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4602 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5877 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4188 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6013 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Yoan a popular boy name?
Yoan ranked #3618 among boys in 2025 with 31 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5999.
When was the name Yoan most popular?
Yoan peaked in 2024, when 33 American boys received the name (ranked #3455 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Yoan?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 58,065 newborn American boys was named Yoan. It scores 56/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.