Yumna
A feminine Arabic name meaning "bliss" or "tranquility".
Name Census estimates that about 470 living Americans carry the first name Yumna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yumna today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yumna births was 2024 (40 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yumna. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Yumna with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
470
~ 1 in 729,265 Americans
Peak year
2024
40 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,806
Tracked since 1995
Census
Yumna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 464 people with the first name Yumna, which placed it at #21,757 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
#21,757
National first-name rank
People counted
464
464 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
67.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yumna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yumna is Asian/Pacific Islander at 67.9%. The next largest groups are White (19.6%) and Black (9.5%). 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 Yumna 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 Yumna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander67.9% · 315
- White19.6% · 91
- Black or African American9.5% · 44
- Two or more races2.4% · 11
- Hispanic or Latino0.6% · 3
Popularity
Yumna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yumna from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 147 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yumna 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 Yumna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yumnas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, Illinois, New York recorded the most babies named Yumna, while Texas, New York, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 15 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yumna
The name Yumna is of Arabic origin, derived from the root word "yamn," which means "felicity" or "good fortune." It is a relatively uncommon name, but has been used across various regions of the Arab world for centuries.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yumna dates back to the 7th century, when it was mentioned in several Arabic literary works and historical texts. It was a particularly popular name among noble families and those with strong Islamic roots.
In the 9th century, a renowned Arab scholar and philosopher named Yumna al-Dimashqi made significant contributions to the fields of mathematics and astronomy. She is believed to have been born in Damascus around 800 CE and lived until approximately 880 CE.
Another notable figure who bore the name Yumna was Yumna al-Zahra, a 12th-century poetess from Seville, Spain. She was celebrated for her eloquent and emotive verses, which often explored themes of love, nature, and the human experience.
In the 15th century, Yumna bint al-Nahhas was a prominent Mamluk historian and scholar from Cairo, Egypt. Her extensive writings documented the political and cultural landscape of the Mamluk Sultanate, providing invaluable insights into that era.
Moving forward to the 19th century, Yumna Humaydhi was a renowned Bahraini poet and activist. Born in 1841, she used her powerful words to advocate for women's rights and social reform in the Arabian Gulf region.
Throughout its history, the name Yumna has been associated with individuals who have made remarkable contributions to literature, academia, and society. While not as widely used as some other Arabic names, it carries a rich cultural heritage and a sense of auspiciousness.
People
Yumna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yumna 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
Yumna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yumna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 470 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yumna 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 729,265 US residents.
Is Yumna a common name?
We classify Yumna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 475 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yumna most popular?
The single biggest year for Yumna was 2024, when 40 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yumna is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yumna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 464 people with the name Yumna, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,757 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 Yumna 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 Yumna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yumna appears almost entirely female. Of the 466 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 Yumna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yumna is Asian/Pacific Islander at 67.9%. The next largest groups are White (19.6%) and Black (9.5%). 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 Yumna most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Yumna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.9% (315 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 Yumna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yumna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yumna 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 Yumna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yumna 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 Yumna 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 Yumna as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.