unisex name
Ymir
- Origin Norse
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 79
Ymir is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 24% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Ymir is a name of Norse origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 23 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2021.
Ymir over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2020s (to 2025) | 79 |
How popular is Ymir?
In 2025, Ymir was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Ymir
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ymir also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ymir over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ymir
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ymir — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ymir
How popular is the name Ymir?
In 2025, Ymir was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ymir a girl's or a boy's name?
Ymir is used for both girls and boys. About 24% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Ymir most popular?
Ymir peaked in 2024, when 23 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Ymir a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ymir currently ranks #6,309 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.