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Yaman

Boy

Meaning of Yaman: Arabic & Persian: 'blessed'

Yaman is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1691st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1322nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1691

97 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1322

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

420

First recorded 1997 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 10 babies2003: 5 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 5 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 5 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 9 babies2013: 9 babies2014: 13 babies2015: 5 babies2016: 12 babies2017: 13 babies2018: 16 babies2019: 33 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 22 babies2022: 28 babies2023: 28 babies2024: 72 babies2025: 97 babies
US babies named Yaman per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 97.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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