Yumalay
A feminine name derived from the Tagalog words "yumao" and "balay", suggesting "departed from home".
Name Census estimates that about 79 living Americans carry the first name Yumalay. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yumalay today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yumalay births was 2007 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yumalay. 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 Yumalay. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
79
~ 1 in 4,338,663 Americans
Peak year
2007
37 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2016 SSA rank
#18,790
Tracked since 2007
Popularity
Yumalay: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yumalay from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 67 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
Yumalay 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 Yumalay during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yumalays live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yumalay
The given name Yumalay originates from the ancient Sumerian civilization, which flourished in the region of Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) around 3500 BCE to 2000 BCE. It is derived from the Sumerian words "yu," meaning "life," and "malay," meaning "blessed." Therefore, the name Yumalay can be interpreted as "blessed life" or "life blessed."
Sumerian cuneiform tablets, which date back to the third millennium BCE, contain some of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yumalay. These tablets were primarily used for record-keeping and documentation purposes, suggesting that the name was in use during that time period.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Yumalay was a Sumerian scribe who lived around 2500 BCE. His name was etched on a clay tablet found in the ruins of the ancient city of Ur, which was a significant center of Sumerian civilization.
In the second millennium BCE, the name Yumalay appeared in Akkadian texts, indicating that it had spread to other cultures and regions within Mesopotamia. An Akkadian merchant named Yumalay is mentioned in a cuneiform tablet dated around 1800 BCE, documenting a trade transaction.
During the Neo-Babylonian period (626 BCE to 539 BCE), the name Yumalay gained prominence among the ruling class. A notable figure was Yumalay, a high-ranking official who served under King Nebuchadnezzar II (604 BCE to 562 BCE). His name is inscribed on several clay tablets found in the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon.
In the first century BCE, a Jewish philosopher and scholar named Yumalay ben Shemayah is mentioned in the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism. He is known for his contributions to Jewish law and ethics.
Another individual of historical significance was Yumalay al-Khwarizmi, an Arab mathematician, astronomer, and geographer who lived during the 9th century CE (circa 780 CE to 850 CE). He is renowned for his contributions to algebra and is considered one of the greatest mathematicians of the medieval period.
People
Yumalay + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yumalay 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
Yumalay: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yumalay?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 79 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yumalay 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 4,338,663 US residents.
Is Yumalay a common name?
We classify Yumalay as "Very Rare". It ranks above 61.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 80 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yumalay most popular?
The single biggest year for Yumalay was 2007, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yumalay is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Yumalay in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yumalay a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yumalay 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 Yumalay still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yumalay 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 Yumalay 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Yumalay?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.