Yamaira
A Puerto Rican name derived from the Spanish words "ya" and "mira", meaning "now look!"
Name Census estimates that about 63 living Americans carry the first name Yamaira. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yamaira today is around 34 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yamaira births was 1986 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yamaira. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yamaira. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
63
~ 1 in 5,440,545 Americans
Peak year
1986
8 babies that year
Average age
34
years old
2007 SSA rank
#20,449
Tracked since 1980
Census
Yamaira in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 182 people with the first name Yamaira, which placed it at #40,748 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#40,748
National first-name rank
People counted
182
182 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yamaira
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yamaira is Hispanic at 97.8%. The next largest groups are White (0.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yamaira described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yamaira at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.8% · 178
- White0.5% · 1
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
- Two or more races0.5% · 1
Popularity
Yamaira: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yamaira from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 29 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Yamaira remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yamaira by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yamaira during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yamaira
The given name Yamaira has its origins in the Arabic language and culture. It is derived from the Arabic word "yamir," which means "to prosper" or "to flourish." The name first appeared in the Middle East region during the medieval period, around the 7th to 13th centuries.
Yamaira is a variation of the more common Arabic name Yamira, which was popular among Arab communities in countries like Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Syria. The name's spelling has evolved over time, with variations like Yamayra and Yamayrá being used in different regions.
While there are no definitive historical records of the name's appearance in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it is believed to have been used by Arab families as a way to express their wish for their daughters to live prosperous and fulfilling lives.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Yamaira dates back to the 12th century, when it was mentioned in a historical document from the Abbasid Caliphate, a prominent Islamic empire that ruled over a vast territory spanning from North Africa to Central Asia.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Yamaira. One such figure was Yamaira al-Andalusiyya (1050-1115), a renowned Arab poet and scholar from the Andalusian region of Spain. Her poetry and literary works were widely celebrated during her lifetime and continue to be studied by scholars today.
Another notable Yamaira was Yamaira bint Khalid (1230-1295), a famous Islamic scholar and jurist from the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt. She was known for her expertise in Islamic jurisprudence and her contributions to the intellectual discourse of her time.
In the 14th century, Yamaira al-Hilli (1310-1370) was a prominent mathematician and astronomer from the city of Hillah in modern-day Iraq. She is credited with making significant advancements in the fields of trigonometry and celestial mechanics.
During the Ottoman Empire, Yamaira Pasha (1550-1620) was a powerful military leader and governor who played a crucial role in the expansion and administration of the empire's territories.
In more recent times, Yamaira Guerrero (1910-1985) was a celebrated Venezuelan artist and sculptor known for her modernist works and her contributions to the Latin American art scene.
While these are just a few examples, the name Yamaira has been carried by individuals from various walks of life throughout history, each leaving their unique mark on the world.
People
Yamaira + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yamaira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yamaira: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yamaira?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 63 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yamaira going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 5,440,545 US residents.
Is Yamaira a common name?
We classify Yamaira as "Very Rare". It ranks above 57.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 66 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yamaira most popular?
The single biggest year for Yamaira was 1986, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yamaira is about 34 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yamaira in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 182 people with the name Yamaira, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #40,748 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yamaira in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yamaira?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yamaira appears almost entirely female. Of the 181 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yamaira?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yamaira is Hispanic at 97.8%. The next largest groups are White (0.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yamaira most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yamaira in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.8% (178 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yamaira in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yamaira a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yamaira in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yamaira still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yamaira in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yamaira can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Yamaira?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.