US rank #14101 Girls' name Peak 1996 1,258 births

Yamilex — #14101 US girls' name

1,258 babies named Yamilex in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s6752000s3542010s1712020s58
#14101
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 20% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Yamilex was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

301 babies were named Yamilex in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yamilex

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,258 babies named Yamilex between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yamilex currently holds the #14101 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 301 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yamilex performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 675 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yamilex shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 293 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Yamilex in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yamilex 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 1,258 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.

Yamilex at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,258

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

1996

301 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#14,101

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yamilex popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
301
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
-1000100200300400 202420202016201220082004200019961995 130

Yamilex by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
675 births that decade — 54% of Yamilex's all-time total
1990s6752000s3542010s1712020s58

Yamilex by state

Where Yamilex concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yamilex
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
293 23.3%
#2 California
223 17.7%
#3 New York
88 7.0%
#4 Arizona
65 5.2%
#5 New Jersey
38 3.0%
#6 Florida
24 1.9%
#7 Illinois
24 1.9%
#8 Massachusetts
19 1.5%
Texas share of Yamilex's total US births 23.3%
Even split

293 of 1,258 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Yamilex appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yamilex?
1,258 babies have been named Yamilex since 1995. It currently ranks #14101 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 301 births.
When was Yamilex most popular?
Yamilex was most popular in the 1990s decade with 675 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Yamilex most popular?
The top states for the name Yamilex are Texas (293 births), California (223 births), New York (88 births).
How long has the name Yamilex been used?
Yamilex has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yamilex?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yamileth, Yamilet, Yamile, Yamila, 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, 1995–2024 (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.