How Many People Are Named Yamato?
An estimated 128 people in the United States have the first name Yamato. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Yamato peaked in popularity in 2007 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yamato 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 Yamato paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
128
About 1 in 2,677,768 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2007
11 births
Total Registered
129
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yamato
Yamato is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 129 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yamato as a male name
Ranked #14,241 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2007 (11 births)
Yamato: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yamato span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 62 babies were registered. Yamato has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yamato by Decade
How has Yamato 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.
Yamato by State
Yamato + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yamato as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yamato: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yamato?
We estimate approximately 128 people named Yamato 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 2,677,768 Americans share this first name.
Is Yamato a common name?
Yamato is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 129 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yamato most popular?
Yamato reached peak popularity in 2007, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yamato is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yamato a male name?
Yamato is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yamato Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yamato Smith, Yamato Johnson, Yamato 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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