Girls' name · since 1972
Yamilee
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Yamilee, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
62 girls have been named Yamilee since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Yamilee has 62 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2007.
- #32,582 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yamilee ranks #32,582 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #32,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yamilee's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yamilee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yamilee splits its recorded history at 2001: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yamilee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2007
- Peak year (2001)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Yamilee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (38 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Yamilee's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Yamilee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38 births (61% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yamilee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1972–2007 (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 Yamilee 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.