US rank #2088 Boys' name Peak 2024 323 births

Yaman — #2088 US boys' name

323 babies named Yaman in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82000s292010s1152020s171
#2088
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Yaman was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

72 babies were named Yaman in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yaman

The Social Security Administration has registered 323 babies named Yaman between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yaman currently holds the #2088 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yaman performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yaman shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Yaman in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yaman in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 323 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yaman at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

323

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2024

72 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,088

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yaman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
72
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
020406080 2024202120182015201220031997 8

Yaman by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
171 births that decade — 53% of Yaman's all-time total
1990s82000s292010s1152020s171

Yaman by state

Where Yaman concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Yaman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
13 4.0%
#2 New York
12 3.7%
#3 California
10 3.1%
#4 Michigan
8 2.5%
#5 Illinois
6 1.9%
#6 Florida
5 1.5%
#7 Ohio
5 1.5%
Texas share of Yaman's total US births 4.0%
Even split

13 of 323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yaman?
323 babies have been named Yaman since 1997. It currently ranks #2088 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 72 births.
When was Yaman most popular?
Yaman was most popular in the 2020s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Yaman most popular?
The top states for the name Yaman are Texas (13 births), New York (12 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Yaman been used?
Yaman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yaman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yamil, Yamir, Yamen, Yamin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.