How Many People Are Named Yon?
An estimated 79 people in the United States have the first name Yon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Yon peaked in popularity in 1971 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yon 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 Yon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yon is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
79
About 1 in 4,338,663 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1971
11 births
Total Registered
87
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yon
Yon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 87 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yon as a male name
Ranked #11,319 in 2004
6 male births in 2004
Peak: 1971 (11 births)
Yon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yon span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 41 babies were registered. Yon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yon by Decade
How has Yon 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.
Yon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yon
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yon?
We estimate approximately 79 people named Yon 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 4,338,663 Americans share this first name.
Is Yon a common name?
Yon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 87 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yon most popular?
Yon reached peak popularity in 1971, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yon is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yon a male name?
Yon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yon Smith, Yon Johnson, Yon 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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