Yojan
A yojana is a measure of distance that was used in ancient India, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar. Some sources define the unit as the distance an army can march in a day. Various textual sources from ancient India define Yojana as ranging from 3.5 to 15 km.
Meaning & Origin of Yojan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A yojana is a measure of distance that was used in ancient India, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar. Some sources define the unit as the distance an army can march in a day. Various textual sources from ancient India define Yojana as ranging from 3.5 to 15 km.
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The Story of Yojan
Yojan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2003, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 15 Yojans were born — ranking #5,278 that year. As of 2026, Yojan ranks #12,323 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 94 Yojans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yojan
Yojan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 94 births in the dataset. Yojan's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #5,278. Use the chart and map above to compare Yojan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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