US rank #15658 Girls' name Peak 2008 184 births

Yamira — #15658 US girls' name

184 babies named Yamira in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s251990s432000s452010s222020s19
#15658
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Yamira was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

9 babies were named Yamira in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yamira

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Yamira between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yamira currently holds the #15658 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yamira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yamira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yamira in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yamira 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 184 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.

Yamira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

184

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2008

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,658

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yamira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
9
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Yamira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 24% of Yamira's all-time total
1970s301980s251990s432000s452010s222020s19

Yamira by state

Where Yamira concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yamira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 3.3%
New York share of Yamira's total US births 3.3%

6 of 184 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yamira?
184 babies have been named Yamira since 1970. It currently ranks #15658 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 9 births.
When was Yamira most popular?
Yamira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Yamira most popular?
The top states for the name Yamira are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Yamira been used?
Yamira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yamira?
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, 1970–2024 (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.