Yoon
The Story of Yoon
As a girl name
Yoon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1978, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 10 Yoons were born — ranking #6,370 that year. As of 2026, Yoon ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 39 Yoons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Yoon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 9 Yoons were born — ranking #8,118 that year. As of 2026, Yoon ranks #12,084 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 80 Yoons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Yoon
Yoon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 80 births in the dataset. Yoon's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #8,118. Use the chart and map above to compare Yoon'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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