Yoneo
Yoneo Ishii was a Japanese historian who specialized in the study of Thailand.
Meaning & Origin of Yoneo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yoneo Ishii was a Japanese historian who specialized in the study of Thailand.
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The Story of Yoneo
Yoneo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 7 Yoneos were born — ranking #3,385 that year. As of 2026, Yoneo ranks #3,385 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 34 Yoneos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yoneo
Yoneo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Yoneo's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #3,385. Use the chart and map above to compare Yoneo'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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