How Many People Are Named Yoav?
people named Yoav are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 848,101 people in the US has this name
Based on 411 babies named Yoav in Social Security records from 1970 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
29 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Hebrew form of JOAB.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Yoav in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Yoav alive today is about 18 years old, and 87% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Yoav first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 2008, to 29 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Yoav has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,737, in 2008. In 2025 it ranked #9,674.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,674 |
| Best rank | #3,737 (2008) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,997 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Yoav alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Yoav were born in New York than in any other state: about 47 of those alive today.
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