Yomar
A name of Arabic origin meaning "prosperous" or "long-lived".
Name Census estimates that about 352 living Americans carry the first name Yomar. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yomar today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yomar births was 2007 (32 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yomar. 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
352
~ 1 in 973,734 Americans
Peak year
2007
32 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,258
Tracked since 1994
Census
Yomar in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 558 people with the first name Yomar, which placed it at #19,133 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
#19,133
National first-name rank
People counted
558
558 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
95.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yomar
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yomar is Hispanic at 95.9%. The next largest groups are White (2.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.9%). 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 Yomar 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 Yomar at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino95.9% · 535
- White2.2% · 12
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 5
- Black or African American0.7% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2
Popularity
Yomar: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yomar from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 174 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
Yomar 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 Yomar during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yomars live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Florida, New York, Massachusetts recorded the most babies named Yomar, while Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 12 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yomar
The name Yomar has its origins in ancient Sumerian culture, dating back to around 3500 BCE. It is derived from the Sumerian words "yo" meaning "to go" and "mar" meaning "to shine." The name was initially used to refer to a traveler or adventurer who embarked on journeys during the day.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yomar appears in a Sumerian clay tablet from the city of Uruk, which describes a merchant named Yomar who traveled along trade routes in Mesopotamia. This tablet, dated around 2700 BCE, provides valuable insight into the historical use of the name.
In ancient Egyptian mythology, there was a minor deity named Yomar, who was associated with the sun and considered a protector of travelers. This deity was often depicted in hieroglyphic inscriptions and temple reliefs, further solidifying the name's connection to ancient cultures.
The name Yomar also has religious significance in ancient Zoroastrian texts, where it was used to refer to a priest or spiritual leader. The Avesta, a sacred Zoroastrian scripture from around the 6th century BCE, mentions a wise man named Yomar who was renowned for his teachings.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Yomar. One such individual was Yomar ibn Habib (c. 790 CE - 853 CE), a renowned Arab mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of trigonometry. Another was Yomar al-Hamdani (c. 893 CE - 945 CE), a famous Arab geographer and historian who documented the cultural and geographical landscape of the region.
In the medieval period, there was Yomar the Scribe (c. 1150 CE - 1220 CE), a renowned calligrapher and illuminator of manuscripts in the Islamic world. His exquisite calligraphic works adorned many important texts and religious documents of the time.
Moving forward in history, Yomar ibn Battuta (1304 CE - 1369 CE) was a Moroccan scholar and explorer who traveled extensively throughout the Islamic world, documenting his journeys in a famous travelogue known as the "Rihla" or "The Journey."
Another notable figure was Yomar al-Khwarizmi (c. 780 CE - 850 CE), a Persian mathematician, astronomer, and geographer who made groundbreaking contributions to the fields of algebra and algorithms, with his work influencing mathematical concepts and terminology used today.
People
Yomar + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yomar 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
Yomar: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yomar?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 352 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yomar 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 973,734 US residents.
Is Yomar a common name?
We classify Yomar as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 356 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yomar most popular?
The single biggest year for Yomar was 2007, when 32 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yomar is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yomar in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 558 people with the name Yomar, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,133 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 Yomar 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 Yomar?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yomar leans strongly male. 512 people counted with this name were male (92.3%), compared with 43 female bearers (7.7%). 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 Yomar?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yomar is Hispanic at 95.9%. The next largest groups are White (2.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.9%). 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 Yomar most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yomar in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.9% (535 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 Yomar in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yomar a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yomar in the SSA data are male. 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 Yomar still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yomar 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 Yomar 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 have Yomar as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.