Girls' name · since 1973
Yamika
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 50 babies named Yamika, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yamika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 50 have been recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yamika has been recorded 50 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1993.
- #35,145 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yamika ranks #35,145 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #35,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yamika's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yamika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yamika splits its recorded history at 1980: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yamika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1993
- Peak year (1975)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Yamika by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (27 births, 54% of the file).
1970s was Yamika's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Yamika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 27 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Yamika's decade-level peak was the 1970s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yamika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1973–1993 (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 Yamika 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.