Yamila
Yamila was the 4348th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1635th with 133 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,077 places. More babies were named Yamila in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,348 girls, down 92 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017133 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,216babies recorded
Yamila popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,348 | 33 |
| 2020 | #4,256 | 33 |
| 2010 | #3,073 | 55 |
| 2000 | #5,695 | 20 |
| 1990 | #7,291 | 12 |
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How popular is Yamila, counting every spelling?
Yamila has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yamila?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yamila (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Yamila born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yamila.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yamila?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Yamila are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 8 and 20. That makes Yamila a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Yamila by state
How common Yamila was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.0×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Yamila: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yamila, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yamila
How popular is the name Yamila?
Yamila was the 4348th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1635th with 133 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,077 places. More babies were named Yamila in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yamila a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Yamila in the US.
Where is Yamila most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yamila was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Texas.