Yonnie
A diminutive of the English feminine name Yvonne, derived from Eve.
Name Census estimates that about 15 living Americans carry the first name Yonnie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yonnie today is around 66 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yonnie births was 1914 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yonnie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Yonnie is about 66 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Yonnies were born before 1970.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yonnie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
15
~ 1 in 22,850,289 Americans
Peak year
1914
9 babies that year
Average age
66
years old
1975 SSA rank
#10,602
Tracked since 1914
Census
Yonnie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 167 people with the first name Yonnie, which placed it at #42,759 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#42,759
National first-name rank
People counted
167
167 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
42.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yonnie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yonnie is Black at 42.5%. The next largest groups are White (31.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yonnie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yonnie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American42.5% · 71
- White31.7% · 53
- Asian and Pacific Islander11.4% · 19
- Hispanic or Latino9.0% · 15
- Two or more races3.0% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.4% · 4
Popularity
Yonnie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yonnie from the 1910s through to the 1970s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 16 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1910s peak, Yonnie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yonnie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yonnie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yonnie
The name Yonnie is of English origin and can be traced back to the Middle English period, around the 13th to 15th centuries. It is believed to be a diminutive or pet form of the name John, which is derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious."
Interestingly, the name Yonnie does not appear to have any direct references in ancient texts or religious scriptures. However, its root name, John, is mentioned several times in the Bible, most notably as the name of John the Baptist and the Apostle John.
The earliest recorded use of the name Yonnie can be found in historical records from the 16th and 17th centuries in England. One notable bearer of the name was Yonnie Swinton, a Scottish soldier who fought in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms during the mid-17th century.
In the 18th century, Yonnie Goodwin (1712-1789) was a British painter known for his landscapes and portraits. His works can be found in several galleries across the United Kingdom.
During the 19th century, Yonnie Strachan (1856-1925) was a Scottish architect who designed several notable buildings in Edinburgh, including the McEwan Hall at the University of Edinburgh.
In the early 20th century, Yonnie Lander (1905-1978) was an American baseball player who played for the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox in the 1930s.
Finally, Yonnie Holloway (1922-1996) was an American jazz singer and actress who performed in nightclubs and on television throughout the mid-20th century.
While the name Yonnie may not be as common today as it once was, it holds a rich historical significance, particularly in its connection to the more widely known name John and its ties to English and Scottish heritage.
People
Yonnie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yonnie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yonnie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yonnie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 15 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yonnie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 22,850,289 US residents.
Is Yonnie a common name?
We classify Yonnie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 35.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 36 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yonnie most popular?
The single biggest year for Yonnie was 1914, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yonnie is about 66 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yonnie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 167 people with the name Yonnie, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #42,759 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yonnie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yonnie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yonnie leans strongly female. 143 people counted with this name were female (84.1%), compared with 27 male bearers (15.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yonnie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yonnie is Black at 42.5%. The next largest groups are White (31.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yonnie most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Yonnie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.5% (71 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yonnie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yonnie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yonnie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yonnie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yonnie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yonnie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Yonnie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.