Yoadan
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "stream".
Name Census estimates that about 70 living Americans carry the first name Yoadan. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yoadan today is around 3 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yoadan births was 2023 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yoadan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Yoadan with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yoadan. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
70
~ 1 in 4,896,491 Americans
Peak year
2023
21 babies that year
Average age
3
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,132
Tracked since 2021
Popularity
Yoadan: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Yoadan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yoadan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 70 | 70 |
Geography
Where Yoadans live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yoadan
The given name Yoadan is an ancient one, with its origins shrouded in the mists of time. It is believed to have originated from the Akkadian language, which was spoken in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) during the 3rd millennium BC. The name is thought to be derived from the Akkadian words "yadu" and "anu," which translate to "hand" and "god," respectively.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yoadan can be found in the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia. In the text, Yoadan is mentioned as a wise and revered elder who provides counsel to the hero Gilgamesh. This suggests that the name was in use as early as the 3rd millennium BC.
In the later centuries, the name Yoadan appears to have spread to other regions of the ancient Near East. It is mentioned in several cuneiform tablets and inscriptions from the 2nd millennium BC, which have been discovered in various archaeological sites across modern-day Syria, Turkey, and Iran.
One notable figure in history who bore the name Yoadan was a high priest who served in the temple of Ishtar in the city of Nineveh (modern-day Mosul, Iraq) during the 7th century BC. He is mentioned in several Assyrian records as a respected religious leader and scholar.
Another Yoadan of historical significance was a scribe and scholar who lived in the city of Babylon during the 6th century BC. He is credited with preserving and copying many ancient texts, including the Epic of Gilgamesh, and his contributions were vital in ensuring the survival of these important literary works.
In the 4th century BC, a philosopher and mathematician named Yoadan is recorded as having lived in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. He is said to have made significant contributions to the fields of geometry and astronomy, although unfortunately, most of his written works have been lost to time.
During the 1st century AD, a Jewish scholar and rabbi named Yoadan is mentioned in the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism. He is described as a wise and learned man who taught in the religious academies of ancient Israel.
In the 5th century AD, a Christian monk named Yoadan lived in a monastery in the Syrian desert. He is renowned for his ascetic lifestyle and his writings on spirituality, which influenced many early Christian thinkers and theologians.
People
Yoadan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yoadan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yoadan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yoadan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 70 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yoadan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,896,491 US residents.
Is Yoadan a common name?
We classify Yoadan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 59.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 70 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yoadan most popular?
The single biggest year for Yoadan was 2023, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yoadan is about 3 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yoadan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yoadan a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yoadan in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yoadan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yoadan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yoadan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Yoadan as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.