Yovanny
Yovanny is a given name. Notable people with this name include:Yovanny Arrechea American-Columbian footballer Yovanny Lara Dominican baseball pitcher Yovanny Lorenzo Dominican boxer Yovanny Polanco Dominican merengue singer
Meaning & Origin of Yovanny
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yovanny is a given name. Notable people with this name include:Yovanny Arrechea American-Columbian footballer Yovanny Lara Dominican baseball pitcher Yovanny Lorenzo Dominican boxer Yovanny Polanco Dominican merengue singer
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The Story of Yovanny
Yovanny first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 25 Yovannys were born — ranking #3,888 that year. As of 2026, Yovanny ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 422 Yovannys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yovanny
Yovanny is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 422 births in the dataset. Yovanny's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #3,888. Use the chart and map above to compare Yovanny'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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