Total births
17
Girls' name · since 2021
Yemi
Yemi has 17 recorded births since 2021 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17263
- among girls today
- 17
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Yemi currently ranks #17263 among girls' names in America, with 17 babies recorded since 2021.
Yemi has 17 recorded births among girls since 2021, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #17263 as of the latest data, more common than 3% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2024.
- #17263 among girls today
- 17 born since 2021
- 2020s peak decade
- 3% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yemi is currently the #17263 girls' name in America, more common than 3% of girls - 17 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17263
- among girls today
- 17
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Yemi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17263
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 3% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Yemi was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
6 babies were named Yemi in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Yemi compares
17 6th percentile among 17,726 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
Yemi's all-time total is 96% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yemi | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yemi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yemi splits its recorded history at 2023: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yemi at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#17,263
Active since
2021
Yemi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Yemi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yemi's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Yemi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yemi? ▼
17 babies have been named Yemi since 2021. It currently ranks #17263 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 6 births.
When was Yemi most popular? ▼
Yemi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Yemi been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yemi since 2021 -- 4 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Yemi? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yemaya, Yemariam, Yemaryam, Yemisi, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Yemi
Nearby Names Like Yemi
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yemi
Yemaya Girl
#3668 495 births
Yemariam Girl
#4385 240 births
Yemaryam Girl
#17105 40 births
Yemisi Girl
10 births
Yemariyam Girl
7 births
Compare Yemi side by side: Yemi vs Yemaya Yemi vs Yemariam Yemi vs Yemaryam
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2021–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yemi: #17263 Girls' Name - 17 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yemi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yemi 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 June 2026.