US rank #5481 Unisex name Peak 2008 1,501 births

Yamil — #5481 US boys' name

1,501 babies named Yamil in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s361980s1161990s2012000s5962010s4302020s112
#5481
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 62% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Yamil was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

103 babies were named Yamil in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yamil

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,501 babies named Yamil between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yamil currently holds the #5481 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 103 babies received it in a single year. Yamil is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 77 additional births since 1983.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yamil performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 596 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Yamil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 201 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Yamil in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yamil 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 1,501 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.

Yamil at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,501

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

2008

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,481

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yamil popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
103
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
050100150 202420172010200319961989198219661961 5

Yamil popularity over time — girls

77 total births recorded since 1983 (Yamil as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 77 births
456789 2024200620042001199419871983 5

Yamil by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
596 births that decade — 40% of Yamil's all-time total
1960s101970s361980s1161990s2012000s5962010s4302020s112

Yamil by state

Where Yamil concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yamil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
201 13.4%
#2 Texas
96 6.4%
#3 New York
87 5.8%
#4 California
86 5.7%
#5 New Jersey
42 2.8%
#6 Massachusetts
29 1.9%
#7 North Carolina
15 1.0%
#8 Georgia
14 0.9%
Florida share of Yamil's total US births 13.4%
Even split

201 of 1,501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Yamil appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yamil?
1,501 babies have been named Yamil since 1961. It currently ranks #5481 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 103 births.
When was Yamil most popular?
Yamil was most popular in the 2000s decade with 596 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Yamil most popular?
The top states for the name Yamil are Florida (201 births), Texas (96 births), New York (87 births).
Is Yamil a unisex name?
Yes, Yamil is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,501 births, and as a girl's name it has 77 births.
How long has the name Yamil been used?
Yamil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yamil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yamir, Yaman, 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, 1961–2024 (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.