How Many People Are Named Yama?
An estimated 71 people in the United States have the first name Yama. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Yama peaked in popularity in 1991 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yama as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yama paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yama is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
71
About 1 in 4,827,526 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1991
9 births
Total Registered
73
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yama
Yama is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 73 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yama as a male name
Ranked #10,799 in 2022
7 male births in 2022
Peak: 1991 (9 births)
Yama: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yama span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 47 babies were registered. Yama has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yama by Decade
How has Yama tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yama by State
Yama + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yama as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yama
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yama: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yama?
We estimate approximately 71 people named Yama are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,827,526 Americans share this first name.
Is Yama a common name?
Yama is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 73 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yama most popular?
Yama reached peak popularity in 1991, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yama is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yama a male name?
Yama is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yama Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yama Smith, Yama Johnson, Yama Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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