US rank #3531 Girls' name Peak 2017 1,183 births

Yamila — #3531 US girls' name

1,183 babies named Yamila in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s371990s712000s3102010s5422020s212
#3531
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Yamila was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

133 babies were named Yamila in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yamila

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,183 babies named Yamila between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yamila currently holds the #3531 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 133 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yamila performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 542 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yamila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 249 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Yamila in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yamila 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 1,183 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.

Yamila at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,183

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2017

133 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,531

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yamila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
133
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Yamila by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
542 births that decade — 46% of Yamila's all-time total
1970s111980s371990s712000s3102010s5422020s212

Yamila by state

Where Yamila concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yamila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
249 21.0%
#2 Texas
98 8.3%
#3 Florida
25 2.1%
#4 New York
21 1.8%
#5 North Carolina
15 1.3%
#6 Georgia
11 0.9%
#7 Illinois
10 0.8%
#8 Tennessee
5 0.4%
California share of Yamila's total US births 21.0%
Even split

249 of 1,183 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Yamila appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yamila?
1,183 babies have been named Yamila since 1975. It currently ranks #3531 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 133 births.
When was Yamila most popular?
Yamila was most popular in the 2010s decade with 542 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Yamila most popular?
The top states for the name Yamila are California (249 births), Texas (98 births), Florida (25 births).
How long has the name Yamila been used?
Yamila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yamila?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yamileth, Yamilet, Yamile, Yamilex, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.