Yovanny
A masculine Latin name meaning "God's gift."
Name Census estimates that about 416 living Americans carry the first name Yovanny. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yovanny today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yovanny births was 2006 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yovanny. 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
416
~ 1 in 823,929 Americans
Peak year
2006
25 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,260
Tracked since 1986
Census
Yovanny in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 766 people with the first name Yovanny, which placed it at #15,123 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
#15,123
National first-name rank
People counted
766
766 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yovanny
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yovanny is Hispanic at 97.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.4%) and Black (0.7%). 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 Yovanny 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 Yovanny at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.4% · 746
- White1.4% · 11
- Black or African American0.7% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.1% · 1
Popularity
Yovanny: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yovanny from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 171 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yovanny 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 Yovanny during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yovannys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yovanny
The given name Yovanny is a masculine name with roots in the Spanish language. It is a variant spelling of the name Giovanni, which is the Italian form of the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious."
The name Yovanny is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period, when the Iberian Peninsula was under Moorish rule. During this time, many Arabic and Hebrew names were adopted and adapted into the Spanish language, including Yovanny.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yovanny can be found in a 13th-century chronicle from the Kingdom of Aragon, which mentions a nobleman named Yovanny de Montañés. However, it's likely that the name was in use earlier than this, especially among Jewish and Muslim communities in the region.
In the 15th century, a Spanish explorer named Yovanny de Solis played a significant role in the early exploration of the Americas. He led several expeditions along the coast of present-day Brazil and later discovered and navigated the Río de la Plata (River Plate) in Argentina.
Another notable bearer of the name Yovanny was Yovanny Bautista, a 16th-century Spanish painter and sculptor who worked in the Renaissance style. His works can be found in various churches and museums across Spain.
During the colonial era, the name Yovanny spread to the Americas, where it became popular among Spanish-speaking populations, particularly in Latin American countries such as Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela.
One of the most famous historical figures with the name Yovanny is Yovanny Ventura, a 19th-century Venezuelan military leader and statesman. He played a crucial role in the country's struggle for independence from Spain and later served as the president of Venezuela from 1859 to 1863.
Another notable bearer of the name was Yovanny Gutiérrez, a Mexican-American activist and labor leader who fought for the rights of farmworkers in the United States during the mid-20th century. He co-founded the United Farm Workers union alongside Cesar Chavez.
People
Yovanny + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yovanny 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
Yovanny: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yovanny?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 416 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yovanny 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 823,929 US residents.
Is Yovanny a common name?
We classify Yovanny as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 422 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yovanny most popular?
The single biggest year for Yovanny was 2006, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yovanny is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yovanny in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 766 people with the name Yovanny, or 0.25 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,123 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 Yovanny 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 Yovanny?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yovanny leans strongly male. 658 people counted with this name were male (85.8%), compared with 109 female bearers (14.2%). 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 Yovanny?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yovanny is Hispanic at 97.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.4%) and Black (0.7%). 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 Yovanny most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yovanny in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.4% (746 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 Yovanny in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yovanny a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yovanny 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 Yovanny still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yovanny 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 Yovanny 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 named Yovanny?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.