Yamilett
A feminine name derived from the Arabic name Jamal, meaning "beauty".
Name Census estimates that about 467 living Americans carry the first name Yamilett. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yamilett today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yamilett births was 2005 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yamilett. 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.
People living today
467
~ 1 in 733,949 Americans
Peak year
2005
31 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,911
Tracked since 1968
Census
Yamilett in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 409 people with the first name Yamilett, which placed it at #23,820 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
#23,820
National first-name rank
People counted
409
409 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
96.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yamilett
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yamilett is Hispanic at 96.8%. The next largest groups are White (2.2%) and Black (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 Yamilett 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 Yamilett at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino96.8% · 396
- White2.2% · 9
- Black or African American0.5% · 2
- Two or more races0.5% · 2
Popularity
Yamilett: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yamilett from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 209 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yamilett 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 Yamilett during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yamiletts live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yamilett
The name Yamilett is believed to have originated from the Arabic language, with roots dating back to the 7th century CE during the Islamic Golden Age. It is thought to be a feminine form of the male name Yamil, which is derived from the Arabic word "jameel," meaning "beautiful" or "handsome."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yamilett can be found in the writings of the 9th-century Arab scholar Al-Jahiz, who mentioned a woman by that name in his treatise on the virtues of women. However, the name did not gain widespread popularity until the 11th century, when it began appearing in historical records from various parts of the Islamic world.
During the medieval period, several notable women bore the name Yamilett. One of the most famous was Yamilett bint al-Qaddah, a 12th-century poet and scholar from Cordoba, Spain, who was renowned for her mastery of Arabic literature and her contributions to the development of the Andalusian poetic tradition.
Another prominent figure was Yamilett al-Baghdadiyya, a 13th-century philosopher and scientist from Baghdad, who made significant contributions to the fields of mathematics and astronomy. Her treatise on the motion of celestial bodies was widely studied and influenced later scholars in the Islamic world.
In the 15th century, Yamilett gained popularity among the Ottoman Turks, with several members of the imperial family bearing the name. One of the most notable was Yamilett Sultan, the daughter of Sultan Mehmed II, who was known for her patronage of the arts and her support for the construction of numerous mosques and libraries throughout the Ottoman Empire.
Yamilett also appeared in various works of literature and poetry from the Islamic world, often used as a symbolic representation of beauty and grace. The 16th-century Persian poet Hafez, for example, dedicated several of his famous ghazals to a beloved named Yamilett, praising her beauty and virtue.
While the name Yamilett has its roots in the Arabic and Islamic traditions, it has since been adopted and adapted by various cultures around the world, particularly in Latin America and the Spanish-speaking regions. However, its historical significance and connection to the rich cultural heritage of the Islamic Golden Age remain an integral part of its legacy.
People
Yamilett + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yamilett 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
Yamilett: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yamilett?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 467 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yamilett 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 733,949 US residents.
Is Yamilett a common name?
We classify Yamilett as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 474 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yamilett most popular?
The single biggest year for Yamilett was 2005, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yamilett is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yamilett in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 409 people with the name Yamilett, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,820 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 Yamilett 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 Yamilett?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yamilett appears almost entirely female. Of the 410 people counted with this name, 99.5% 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 Yamilett?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yamilett is Hispanic at 96.8%. The next largest groups are White (2.2%) and Black (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 Yamilett most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yamilett in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.8% (396 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 Yamilett in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yamilett a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yamilett 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 Yamilett still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yamilett 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 Yamilett 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 Americans are named Yamilett?
You can see how many people have the name Yamilett on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.