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
Census
Yony in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 784 people with the first name Yony, which placed it at #14,861 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
#14,861
National first-name rank
People counted
784
784 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
94.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yony
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yony is Hispanic at 94.0%. The next largest groups are White (3.1%) and Black (1.5%). 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 Yony 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 Yony at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino94.0% · 737
- White3.1% · 24
- Black or African American1.5% · 12
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 2
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.
How common was Yony in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 784 people with the name Yony, or 0.26 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,861 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 Yony 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 Yony?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yony leans strongly male. 750 people counted with this name were male (95.2%), compared with 38 female bearers (4.8%). 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 Yony?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yony is Hispanic at 94.0%. The next largest groups are White (3.1%) and Black (1.5%). 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 Yony most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yony in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.0% (737 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 Yony in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Yony still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yony 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 Yony 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 are called Yony?
You can see how many Americans are named Yony on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.