Yemaya Girl

How popular is Yemaya?

#4,459 girl name in 2025

31 baby girls were named Yemaya in the US in 2025, making it the 4459th most popular girl name.

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493living people named Yemaya (est.)
6median age of people named Yemaya
495babies named Yemaya since 1880
1 in 106,947US babies born in 2025

Yemaya popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#4,459 for girls (▼ 820 from 2024)
Babies in 202531 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+72% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#6,719 in 2015, #3,734 in 2020
Peak year2023 (57 girls)
Highest rank#2,936 in 2023
First recorded1991
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Yemaya is most popular

Babies named Yemaya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 girls)
  2. New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
  3. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 girls)
  4. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
  5. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)

Yemaya by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1990s23#10,831
2000s47#9,971
2010s156#4,259
2020s269#2,936

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Questions

Is Yemaya a boy or girl name?
Yemaya is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Yemaya were girls.
How popular is the name Yemaya?
31 baby girls were named Yemaya in the US in 2025, making it the 4459th most popular girl name.
When was Yemaya most popular?
Yemaya peaked in 2023, when 57 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,936 in 2023.
How many people are named Yemaya?
495 babies have been named Yemaya in the US since 1880. We estimate about 493 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
Where is Yemaya most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Yemaya was most common in North Carolina, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.