US rank #13803 Girls' name Peak 1992 483 births

Yaminah — #13803 US girls' name

483 babies named Yaminah in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s771980s1271990s902000s812010s732020s35
#13803
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 22% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Yaminah was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

20 babies were named Yaminah in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yaminah

The Social Security Administration has registered 483 babies named Yaminah between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yaminah currently holds the #13803 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yaminah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yaminah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Yaminah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yaminah 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 483 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.

Yaminah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

483

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

1992

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#13,803

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yaminah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
20
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0510152025 202420172011200319961990198419781973 5

Yaminah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
127 births that decade — 26% of Yaminah's all-time total
1970s771980s1271990s902000s812010s732020s35

Yaminah by state

Where Yaminah concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yaminah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.1%
#2 New York
10 2.1%
California share of Yaminah's total US births 2.1%
Even split

10 of 483 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yaminah?
483 babies have been named Yaminah since 1973. It currently ranks #13803 among girls. The peak year was 1992 with 20 births.
When was Yaminah most popular?
Yaminah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Yaminah most popular?
The top states for the name Yaminah are California (10 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Yaminah been used?
Yaminah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yaminah?
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, 1973–2024 (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.