Yemaya
#11,114 most common girls' name of all time · #18,422 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1991–2025
Rank among girls
#11,114
Rank overall
#18,422 of 105,966
First appeared
1991
Years on the list
26 of 146
All-time
495
Since 2016
366
Peak year
2023 #2,962
Best rank
#2,962 2023
Girls
Boys
peak 57/yr
Yemaya first appears in 1991. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | — | 31 | #4,511 |
| 2024 | 42 | — | 42 | #3,670 |
| 2023 | 57 | — | 57 | #2,962 |
| 2022 | 51 | — | 51 | #3,198 |
| 2021 | 49 | — | 49 | #3,282 |
| 2020 | 39 | — | 39 | #3,762 |
| 2019 | 33 | — | 33 | #4,303 |
| 2018 | 24 | — | 24 | #5,397 |
| 2017 | 21 | — | 21 | #5,942 |
| 2016 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,545 |
| 2015 | 18 | — | 18 | #6,867 |
| 2014 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,306 |
| 2013 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,459 |
| 2012 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,701 |
| 2011 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,776 |
| 2010 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,857 |
| 2009 | 11 | — | 11 | #10,353 |
| 2008 | 6 | — | 6 | #16,268 |
| 2007 | 10 | — | 10 | #11,254 |
| 2006 | 7 | — | 7 | #14,321 |
| 2005 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,432 |
| 2000 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,388 |
| 1999 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,748 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,742 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,088 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,458 |