Yoan - Name Meaning and Popularity -

Meaning of Yoan

Yoan is a masculine name of Latin origin, ultimately deriving from the Greek Ioannes and Hebrew Yôḥānān, meaning “God is gracious.” In French it is voiced yo-AHN (/joˈɑn/) and in Bulgarian yoh-AHN (/joˈan/). A variant of Joan across Romance and Slavic traditions, Yoan first appeared in U.S. Social Security data in 1988 at rank 723, then fluctuated before re-emerging in the early 2000s; over the past decade it has averaged about 20 annual births and reached 33 newborns (rank 891) in 2024. The name holds particular resonance in Latin American and francophone communities—embodied by figures such as Cuban baseball player Yoan Moncada—and continues to feature in modern naming trends.