How Many People Are Named Yameka?
An estimated 17 people in the United States have the first name Yameka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Yameka peaked in popularity in 1978 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yameka 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 Yameka paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yameka is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
17
About 1 in 20,162,020 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1978
7 births
Total Registered
18
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yameka
Yameka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 18 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yameka as a female name
Ranked #13,225 in 1987
5 female births in 1987
Peak: 1978 (7 births)
Yameka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yameka span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 13 babies were registered. While Yameka is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yameka by Decade
How has Yameka 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.
Yameka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yameka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yameka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yameka?
We estimate approximately 17 people named Yameka 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 20,162,020 Americans share this first name.
Is Yameka a common name?
Yameka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 37.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yameka most popular?
Yameka reached peak popularity in 1978, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yameka is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yameka a female name?
Yameka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yameka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yameka Smith, Yameka Johnson, Yameka 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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