Girls' name · since 1975
Yamilet
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 5,121 babies named Yamilet, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,226 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,121
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yamilet currently ranks #2226 among girls' names in America, with 5,121 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yamilet has been recorded 5,121 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #2226 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #2,536 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,226 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,121 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yamilet ranks #2,536 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,226 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,121 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,226 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,121
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yamilet's 5,121 recorded births place it above 96.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yamilet compares
5,121 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Yamilet's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yamilet | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,121 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 310 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yamilet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yamilet splits its recorded history at 2001: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 310 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yamilet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 310
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Yamilet by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,238 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Yamilet's strongest decade.
2,238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Yamilet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 123
1980s
123 births
- 1990s 414
1990s
414 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,238 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,709 births
- 2020s 601
2020s
601 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,238 births (44% of all-time use).
How Yamilet 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 Yamilet's total volume
Yamilet by state
Where Yamilet concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,238 | 24.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 828 | 16.2% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 272 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 261 | 5.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 209 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 206 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 135 | 2.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 134 | 2.6% |
1,238 of 5,121 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Yamilet appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yamilet's data
- Yamilet's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,238 total births); usage has since declined to 601 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yamilets (1,238 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 Yamilet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
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 Yamilet 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.