How Many People Are Named Yoon?
An estimated 115 people in the United States have the first name Yoon. It is used for both genders, with 67.2% male. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Yoon peaked in popularity in 1984 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yoon 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 Yoon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
115
About 1 in 2,980,473 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
67.2% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1984
13 births
Total Registered
119
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yoon
Yoon is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (67.2%) and females (32.8%). Out of 119 total births registered, 80 were male and 39 were female.
Yoon as a male name
Ranked #13,985 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 2013 (9 births)
Yoon as a female name
Ranked #17,569 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1982 (10 births)
Yoon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yoon span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 41 babies were registered. Yoon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yoon by Decade
How has Yoon 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.
Yoon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yoon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yoon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yoon?
We estimate approximately 115 people named Yoon 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 2,980,473 Americans share this first name.
Is Yoon a common name?
Yoon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 119 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yoon most popular?
Yoon reached peak popularity in 1984, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yoon is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yoon a male name?
Yoon is predominantly male. 67.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yoon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yoon Smith, Yoon Johnson, Yoon 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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