How Many People Are Named Yma?
An estimated 29 people in the United States have the first name Yma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Yma peaked in popularity in 1957 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yma 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 Yma paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yma is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
29
About 1 in 11,819,115 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1957
8 births
Total Registered
35
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yma
Yma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 35 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yma as a female name
Ranked #17,429 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1957 (8 births)
Yma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yma span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 13 babies were registered. While Yma is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yma by Decade
How has Yma 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.
Yma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yma
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yma?
We estimate approximately 29 people named Yma 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 11,819,115 Americans share this first name.
Is Yma a common name?
Yma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 46% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 35 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yma most popular?
Yma reached peak popularity in 1957, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yma is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yma a female name?
Yma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yma Smith, Yma Johnson, Yma 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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