Yony
A Hebrew masculine name meaning "dove", symbolizing peace and innocence.
Name Census estimates that about 197 living Americans carry the first name Yony. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yony today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yony births was 2004 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yony. 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.
People living today
197
~ 1 in 1,739,870 Americans
Peak year
2004
14 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,929
Tracked since 1990
Popularity
Yony: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yony from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 86 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Yony remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yony 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 Yony during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yonys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yony
The name Yony is believed to have its origins in the Hebrew language, deriving from the biblical name Yonatan or Jonathan. This name means "God has given" or "gift of God" in Hebrew. The name was popular among ancient Israelites and has been recorded in various religious texts and historical records.
One of the earliest and most famous bearers of this name was Jonathan, the son of King Saul in the Old Testament of the Bible. He was a close friend and ally of David, the future king of Israel. Jonathan's story is told in the Books of Samuel, where he is depicted as a brave warrior and a loyal friend.
In later centuries, the name Yony gained popularity among Jewish communities across Europe and the Middle East. It was sometimes spelled as Yonah or Yona, and was often used as a shortened form of longer Hebrew names like Yonatan or Yehonatan.
During the Middle Ages, there are records of several notable individuals bearing the name Yony. One such person was Yony ben Abraham Gerundi, a 13th-century Spanish Jewish philosopher and scholar. He is best known for his work on Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah.
Another historical figure with the name Yony was Yony Basula, a 17th-century Jewish convert to Christianity from Poland. He was a controversial figure who wrote polemical works against Judaism and the Talmud.
In more recent times, the name Yony has been used in various cultural contexts. Yony Leyser was a 20th-century German-born American film director and producer, known for his work in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in 1899 and passed away in 1962.
Yony Acosta was a Colombian professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in the Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1970s and 1980s. He was born in 1945 and played for several teams, including the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who have borne the name Yony, which has its roots in the ancient Hebrew language and biblical traditions.
People
Yony + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yony 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
Yony: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yony?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 197 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yony 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 1,739,870 US residents.
Is Yony a common name?
We classify Yony as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 200 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yony most popular?
The single biggest year for Yony was 2004, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yony is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Yony a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yony in the SSA data are male. 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.
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.