boy's name
Yamil
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,606
Yamil is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 103 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
Yamil over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 36 |
| 1980s | 136 |
| 1990s | 212 |
| 2000s | 629 |
| 2010s | 430 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 148 |
How popular is Yamil?
In 2025, Yamil was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Yamil 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 Yamil
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yamil also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yamil over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yamil
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yamil — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yamil
How popular is the name Yamil?
In 2025, Yamil was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Yamil a girl's or a boy's name?
Yamil is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yamil most popular?
Yamil peaked in 2008, when 103 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Yamil a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yamil currently ranks #4,413 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.