Yoav is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Yoav is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,678 for boy births in the United States (and #19,980 across all names), given to 8 babies. Yoav was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 2008 (29 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #9,678 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #14,208 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #8,898 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #7,745 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | #7,080 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #8,706 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #9,714 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | #9,639 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | #8,813 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #9,627 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #9,537 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | #7,539 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #9,630 |
| 2012 | 18 | 18 | #5,243 |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | #5,933 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #5,241 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #5,322 |
| 2008 | 29 | 29 | #3,740 |
| 2007 | 27 | 27 | #3,890 |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #5,274 |
| 2004 | 19 | 19 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #5,547 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #8,434 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #9,216 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #7,396 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #8,687 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | #5,281 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,989 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #10,303 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #9,626 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #7,251 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #8,133 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #7,565 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #7,326 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #4,993 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #6,252 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #5,866 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,425 |