Tools / Baby names / Y

Yamila

Girl

Meaning of Yamila: Arabic: 'beautiful'

Yamila is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4151st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#4151

33 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

—

Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

1,216

First recorded 1975 · peak 2017

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 15 babies2002: 34 babies2003: 38 babies2004: 33 babies2005: 41 babies2006: 32 babies2007: 36 babies2008: 23 babies2009: 38 babies2010: 55 babies20102011: 46 babies2012: 19 babies2013: 25 babies2014: 20 babies2015: 14 babies2016: 76 babies2017: 133 babies2018: 115 babies2019: 39 babies2020: 33 babies20202021: 45 babies2022: 51 babies2023: 39 babies2024: 44 babies2025: 33 babies
US babies named Yamila per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 133.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

More Arabic & Persian girls' names

Other names starting with Y