How Many People Are Named Yoko?
An estimated 401 people in the United States have the first name Yoko. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Yoko peaked in popularity in 1981 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yoko 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 Yoko paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
401
About 1 in 854,749 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1981
24 births
Total Registered
476
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yoko
Yoko is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 476 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yoko as a female name
Ranked #17,567 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1981 (24 births)
Yoko: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yoko span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 128 babies were registered. Yoko has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yoko by Decade
How has Yoko 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.
Yoko by State
Birth registrations for Yoko span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Hawaii, New York. The lowest are in New York, Hawaii, California. On average, about 17 Yokos were registered per state.
Yoko + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yoko as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yoko
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Yoko: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yoko?
We estimate approximately 401 people named Yoko 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 854,749 Americans share this first name.
Is Yoko a common name?
Yoko is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 476 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yoko most popular?
Yoko reached peak popularity in 1981, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yoko is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yoko a female name?
Yoko is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yoko Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yoko Smith, Yoko Johnson, Yoko 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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