Yobany
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- yoh-BAH-nee
- Origin
- Hebrew
Yobany is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Yobany mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Yobani; Spanish phonetic spelling of Giovanni, the Italian form of John
“God is gracious”
Spanish-style spelling of Giovanni, the Italian form of John.
Meaning borrowed from Yobani.
Is Yobany a girl's or a boy's name?
Yobany is a boys' name.
How popular is Yobany in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Yobany in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yobany in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
Names like Yobany
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kobe, Omari, Yechiel, Yeshua, Yehuda, Elijah, Zion, Menachem, Isaiah, Binyomin, Josiah, Malachi
Names related to Yobany
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yobany: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yobany, updated 20 October 2026.