MallowbyNames

Yama

A boy's name first recorded in U.S. data in 1989. Meaning & origin entry coming soon.

2025 rank (boys)
#6,803
Babies named in 2025
12
Peak popularity
2025
2025 frequency
1 in 142,340 boys
Usually for
Boys
Trend
Holding steady

Holding steady, #6,803 for boys today.

Popularity of Yama since 1989

Babies named Yama per year in U.S. Social Security records.

48121990200020102020Most births 2025Boys
Data table (by decade)
DecadeBoys
1980s7
1990s47
2000s6
2010s6
2020s19

Yama” around the world

Where Yama lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.

  • France

    5

    babies in 2024

Sources: INSEE (France).

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