How Many People Are Named Yoav?
An estimated 397 people in the United States have the first name Yoav. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Yoav peaked in popularity in 2008 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yoav as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yoav paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
397
About 1 in 863,361 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2008
29 births
Total Registered
403
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yoav
Yoav is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 403 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yoav as a male name
Ranked #14,160 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (29 births)
Yoav: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yoav span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 166 babies were registered. Yoav has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yoav by Decade
How has Yoav tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yoav by State
Yoav + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yoav as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yoav: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yoav?
We estimate approximately 397 people named Yoav are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 863,361 Americans share this first name.
Is Yoav a common name?
Yoav is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 403 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yoav most popular?
Yoav reached peak popularity in 2008, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yoav is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yoav a male name?
Yoav is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yoav Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yoav Smith, Yoav Johnson, Yoav Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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