Girls' name · since 1975
Yamila
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 1,216 babies named Yamila, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,302 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,216
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yamila currently ranks #4302 among girls' names in America, with 1,216 babies recorded since 1975.
Yamila has 1,216 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4302 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of girls, 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 1975 to 2025.
- #6,557 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,302 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,216 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yamila ranks #6,557 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,302 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,216 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,302 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,216
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yamila's 1,216 recorded births place it above 90.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yamila compares
1,216 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Yamila's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yamila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,216 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 133 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yamila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yamila's full recorded timeline at 2005, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 133 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yamila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 133
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Yamila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (542 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Yamila's strongest decade.
542 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Yamila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
310 births
- 2010s
2010s
542 births
- 2020s
2020s
245 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 542 births (45% of all-time use).
How Yamila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Yamila's total volume
Yamila by state
Where Yamila concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 256 | 21.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 98 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 25 | 2.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 21 | 1.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.4% |
256 of 1,216 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Yamila appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yamila's data
- Yamila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (542 total births) through the 2020s (245) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yamilas (256 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 Yamila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Yamila 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.