How Many People Are Named Yamilka?
An estimated 82 people in the United States have the first name Yamilka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Yamilka peaked in popularity in 2005 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yamilka 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 Yamilka paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yamilka is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
82
About 1 in 4,179,931 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2005
12 births
Total Registered
84
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yamilka
Yamilka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 84 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yamilka as a female name
Ranked #18,999 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 2005 (12 births)
Yamilka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yamilka span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 40 babies were registered. Yamilka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yamilka by Decade
How has Yamilka 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.
Yamilka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yamilka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yamilka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yamilka?
We estimate approximately 82 people named Yamilka 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 4,179,931 Americans share this first name.
Is Yamilka a common name?
Yamilka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 84 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yamilka most popular?
Yamilka reached peak popularity in 2005, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yamilka is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yamilka a female name?
Yamilka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yamilka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yamilka Smith, Yamilka Johnson, Yamilka 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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