unisex name
Yama
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 121
Yama is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 12% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Yama over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 7 |
| 1990s | 47 |
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 6 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 19 |
How popular is Yama?
In 2025, Yama was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Yama is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Yama
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yama also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yama over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yama
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yama — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yama
How popular is the name Yama?
In 2025, Yama was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Yama a girl's or a boy's name?
Yama is used for both girls and boys. About 12% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Yama most popular?
Yama peaked in 2025, when 12 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Yama a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yama currently ranks #6,809 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.