Boys' name · since 2007
Yamen
353 babies named Yamen in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,705 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,304 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 353
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yamen currently ranks #3304 among boys' names in America, with 353 babies recorded since 2007.
Yamen has 353 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3304 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #9,705 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,304 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 353 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yamen ranks #9,705 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,304 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 353 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,705 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,304 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 353
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yamen's 353 recorded births place it above 78.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yamen compares
353 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yamen's all-time total is 4% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yamen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 353 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yamen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yamen's full recorded timeline at 2016, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yamen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Yamen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (184 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Yamen's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Yamen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
184 births
- 2020s
2020s
150 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 184 births (52% of all-time use).
Yamen by state
Where Yamen concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Yamen's data
- Yamen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (184 total births) through the 2020s (150) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yamens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yamen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yamen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.