Yamilex
A modern invented name combining elements from Spanish naming customs.
Name Census estimates that about 1,232 living Americans carry the first name Yamilex. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yamilex today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yamilex births was 1996 (301 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yamilex. 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
1.2K
~ 1 in 278,210 Americans
Peak year
1996
301 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#15,129
Tracked since 1995
Census
Yamilex in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,002 people with the first name Yamilex, which placed it at #12,418 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
#12,418
National first-name rank
People counted
1.0K
1,002 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
99.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yamilex
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yamilex is Hispanic at 99.2%. The next largest groups are White (0.6%) and Black (0.2%). 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 Yamilex 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 Yamilex at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino99.2% · 994
- White0.6% · 6
- Black or African American0.2% · 2
Popularity
Yamilex: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yamilex from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 675 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yamilex 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 Yamilex during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yamilex' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Yamilex, while Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 80 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yamilex
The name Yamilex has its origins in the Arabic language and culture. It is a combination of two Arabic words, "Yamil" meaning beautiful and "Lex" meaning night. The name can be roughly translated to mean "beautiful night" or "beauty of the night."
The earliest known recorded usage of the name Yamilex dates back to the 8th century CE, where it was mentioned in several Arabic poetry anthologies and literature works. It was a popular name given to girls born during the night hours, as it was believed to bring good luck and fortune.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Yamilex. One of the earliest recorded was Yamilex bint Khalid (702-778 CE), a renowned Arabic poet and scholar from the Abbasid Caliphate era. Her poetry collection, "Al-Yawaqit al-Samina," was widely celebrated and studied in academic circles.
Another prominent figure was Yamilex al-Andalusi (1065-1144), a Moorish mathematician and astronomer from the Spanish city of Cordoba. She made significant contributions to the fields of trigonometry and celestial mechanics, and her work heavily influenced European scholars during the Renaissance period.
In the 13th century, Yamilex al-Dimashqi (1256-1327) was a celebrated Syrian historian and traveler. Her travelogues, detailing her journeys across the Middle East and North Africa, are considered invaluable sources of information on the cultural and socio-political landscapes of the time.
During the Ottoman Empire era, Yamilex Khanum (1512-1578) was a prominent figure in the imperial court. She was a skilled calligrapher and patron of the arts, and her works adorned many of the mosques and palaces in Istanbul.
Lastly, Yamilex Qureshi (1871-1944) was an Indian educator and social reformer who played a crucial role in establishing schools and advocating for women's education in the subcontinent during the British colonial era.
People
Yamilex + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yamilex as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yamilex: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yamilex?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,232 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yamilex 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 278,210 US residents.
Is Yamilex a common name?
We classify Yamilex as "Rare". It ranks above 91.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,258 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yamilex most popular?
The single biggest year for Yamilex was 1996, when 301 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yamilex is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yamilex in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,002 people with the name Yamilex, or 0.33 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,418 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 Yamilex 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 Yamilex?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yamilex appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,010 people counted with this name, 99.6% 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 Yamilex?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yamilex is Hispanic at 99.2%. The next largest groups are White (0.6%) and Black (0.2%). 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 Yamilex most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yamilex in the 2020 Census, accounting for 99.2% (994 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 Yamilex in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yamilex a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yamilex 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 Yamilex still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yamilex 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 Yamilex 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 share the name Yamilex?
You can see how many people have the name Yamilex on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.