Girls' name · since 1973
Yaminah
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 483 babies named Yaminah, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,124 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 483
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yaminah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 483 recorded since 1973.
Yaminah has 483 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2024.
- #12,124 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 483 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaminah ranks #12,124 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 483 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,124 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 483
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yaminah's 483 recorded births place it above 83.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yaminah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yaminah's full recorded timeline at 1997, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yaminah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Yaminah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (127 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Yaminah's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Yaminah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
127 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 127 births (26% of all-time use).
Yaminah by state
Where Yaminah concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 2.1% |
10 of 483 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Yaminah's data
- Yaminah's decade-level peak was the 1980s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yaminahs (10 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yaminah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1973–2024 (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 Yaminah 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.