Total births
60
Unisex name · since 2021
Ymir
Ymir has 60 recorded births since 2021 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5896
- among boys today
- 60
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 59%
- more common than other boys
60 babies have been named Ymir since 2021, making it today's #5896 unisex name.
Ymir has 60 recorded births among boys since 2021, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5896 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, 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 2025.
- #5896 among boys today
- 60 born since 2021
- 2020s peak decade
- 59% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ymir is currently the #5896 unisex name in America, more common than 59% of boys - 60 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5896
- among boys today
- 60
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 59%
- more common than other boys
Ymir vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#5896
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 59% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Ymir was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
16 babies were named Ymir in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Ymir compares
60 19th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ymir's all-time total is 84% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ymir | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 60 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 23 | 22,252 |
Ymir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ymir splits its recorded history at 2023: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2021 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ymir at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#5,896
Active since
2021
Ymir popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Ymir popularity over time - girls
19 total births recorded since 2021 (Ymir as girls' name)
Ymir by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ymir's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ymir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 60 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ymir? ▼
60 babies have been named Ymir since 2021. It currently ranks #5896 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 16 births.
When was Ymir most popular? ▼
Ymir was most popular in the 2020s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Is Ymir a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Ymir is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 60 births, and as a girl's name it has 19 births.
How long has the name Ymir been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ymir since 2021 -- 5 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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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, 2021–2025 (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. "Ymir: #5896 Unisex Name - 60 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ymir. 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 Ymir 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.