Boys' name · since 2005

Yiming

Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 92 babies named Yiming, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#17,997 of 45,481
all-time among boys
92
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade

Yiming sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 92 recorded since 2005.

Yiming has 92 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2024.

  • #17,997 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 92 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yiming ranks #17,997 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#17,997 of 45,481
all-time among boys
92
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yiming's 92 recorded births place it above 60.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Yiming's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Yiming's full recorded timeline at 2017, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Yiming popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2019)
11
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
4681012 20052010201320162018202120232024 5

Yiming by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (58 births, 63% of the file).

2010s was Yiming's strongest decade.

58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Yiming births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 58 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yiming? ▼
Yiming has been given to 92 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,997 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 11 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Yiming sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yiming ranks #17,997 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yiming most popular? ▼
Yiming was most popular in the 2010s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Yiming been used? ▼
Records for Yiming go back to 2005, giving 20 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Yiming? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yimi. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Yiming's data

  • Yiming's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (58 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Yiming

Nearby Names Like Yiming

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yiming

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yiming: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2024 (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 Yiming 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.