Yamileth
Yamileth was the 1026th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 245 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 798th with 353 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 171 places. More babies were named Yamileth in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Jamila, 'beautiful' (Arabic) · Spanish, Arabic
Say it yah-mee-LET /jɑmiˈlɛt/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,026 girls, down 43 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 245girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014353 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,643babies recorded
What does the name Yamileth mean?
Yamileth is a Spanish name, used especially in Central America and Mexico, which Wiktionary derives from Arabic jamīla 'beautiful' (the source of Jamila). The -eth ending resembles Elizabeth and Lisbeth. SSA records it in the US from 1976. The exact route by which it came into Spanish use is not documented.
جَمِيلَة (jamīla) (Arabic, “beautiful”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Arabic source is Wiktionary's; the route into Spanish is undocumented.
Related names: Jamila, Yamila, Yamilet.
See also: Arabic names, names that mean beautiful.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Yamileth', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jamila', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Yamileth popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,026 | 245 |
| 2020 | #983 | 260 |
| 2010 | #943 | 273 |
| 2000 | #1,380 | 136 |
| 1990 | #6,457 | 14 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yamileth, counting every spelling?
Yamileth has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #981 for girls in 2025, against #1,026 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Yamileth?
245 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yamileth (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Yamileth 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 34 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yamileth.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yamileth?
About 6,600 people born in the US named Yamileth are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 18. That makes Yamileth 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.
Yamileth by state
How common Yamileth was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.4×), Texas (2.3×), Washington (1.9×), Illinois (1.8×). In 29 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 Yamileth: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yamileth, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Yamileth · Sibling names for Yamileth
Questions about the name Yamileth
What does Yamileth mean?
Yamileth means “from Jamila, 'beautiful' (Arabic)” (Spanish, Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Yamileth?
Yamileth was the 1026th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 245 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 798th with 353 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 171 places. More babies were named Yamileth in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yamileth a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Yamileth in the US.
Where is Yamileth most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yamileth was most common in California (0.41 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Washington.