Yobani is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2008 and has since faded.
Yobani is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,650 for boy births in the United States (and #21,944 across all names), given to 7 babies. Yobani was first reported in SSA data in 1983 and peaked in 2008 (50 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #10,650 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #14,209 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #9,729 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #8,958 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #14,016 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #9,529 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #14,034 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #6,667 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | #6,710 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #9,538 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 2013 | 22 | 22 | #4,460 |
| 2012 | 22 | 22 | #4,527 |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 | #4,502 |
| 2010 | 35 | 35 | #3,235 |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | #4,742 |
| 2008 | 50 | 50 | #2,541 |
| 2007 | 39 | 39 | #3,021 |
| 2006 | 47 | 47 | #2,577 |
| 2005 | 44 | 44 | #2,563 |
| 2004 | 30 | 30 | #3,282 |
| 2003 | 29 | 29 | #3,277 |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | #3,669 |
| 2001 | 26 | 26 | #3,408 |
| 2000 | 33 | 33 | #2,802 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | #4,339 |
| 1998 | 19 | 19 | #3,843 |
| 1997 | 28 | — | #2,820 |
| 1996 | 35 | — | #2,331 |
| 1995 | 21 | — | #3,300 |
| 1994 | 24 | — | #3,029 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | #4,217 |
| 1992 | 21 | — | #3,217 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #4,224 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #4,990 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,920 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #6,417 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #8,134 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #7,566 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #4,546 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #7,327 |