Yamila: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,348

among girls · ↓776 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Yamila · -25% vs 2024

How common

1 in 48,705

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2017

133 babies

All-time total

1,216

#6,556 all-time among girls

First recorded

1975

in Social Security records

Yamila popularity over time

1,216 babies have been named Yamila since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	11	1	–	#9,053
1980s	37	4	+236%	#8,142
1990s	71	7	+92%	#7,291
2000s	310	31	+337%	#3,642
2010s	542	54	+75%	#1,635
2020s (to 2025)	245	41	-25%	#3,216

Where Yamila is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	31	0.02	outside top 500
2027	29	0.02	outside top 500
2028	28	0.02	outside top 500
2029	26	0.02	outside top 500
2030	25	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Yamila

Yamila is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,348 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 1,216 American babies have been named Yamila. Its peak came in 2017, when 133 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Yamila stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Yamila?

The median living Yamila is about 9 years old; half are between 7 and 19. An estimated 1,200 people named Yamila are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Yamila year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	33	#4,348
2024	44	#3,572
2023	39	#3,908
2022	51	#3,216
2021	45	#3,489
2020	33	#4,256
2019	39	#3,846
2018	115	#1,786
2017	133	#1,635
2016	76	#2,445
2015	14	#8,425
2014	20	#6,435
2013	25	#5,478
2012	19	#6,861
2011	46	#3,493
2010	55	#3,073
2009	38	#4,102
2008	23	#6,125
2007	36	#4,293
2006	32	#4,569
2005	41	#3,642
2004	33	#4,278
2003	38	#3,728
2002	34	#3,883
2001	15	#7,310
2000	20	#5,695
1995	–	–
1990	12	#7,291
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	6	#9,053
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
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1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Yamila, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Yamila?

The median living Yamila is about 9 years old. Half of all living Yamilas are between 7 and 19 years old.

How many people named Yamila are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Yamila are alive in the United States, based on 1,216 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Yamila in 2025?

Yamila ranked #4,348 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Yamila?

1,216 babies have been named Yamila in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yamila most popular?

Yamila peaked in 2017, when 133 newborns received the name.

Is Yamila a boy or girl name?

Yamila is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Yamila rising or falling?

Yamila is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Yamila become more popular?

Yamila is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 girls named Yamila in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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