Is Yamil a boy or girl name?

Yamil is a boy’s name. Of the 1,601 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.8% were girls and 95.2% were boys.

Yamil

Recorded 1961–2025 · United States

Yamil was most popular in 2008, when 103 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,514 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,601 people named Yamil.

Yamil over time

Births per year. The dot marks Yamil’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Yamil a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Yamil is a boy’s name — 4.8% of the 1,601 Americans given it were girls and 95.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 5% girls and 95% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Yamil

Where Yamil is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org