How popular is the name Yamina?

196 US babies were named Yamina between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1995.

What careers are people named Yamina over-represented in?

Among notable women who are film directors, Yaminas show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Yamina

Q: How common is the spelling Yamina?

1 in 3 Yaminahs spell it Yamina.

Yamina. 196 US babies since 1940, peak 1995. Notable Yaminas are 1.5× over-represented as film directors.

Play Yamina's story Compare with a friend

What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1995

196 US babies were named Yamina between 1940 and 2025.

Yamina around the world

France: 10,335 babies since 1900, peak 1965, No. 749 in 2025
Sweden: 23 babies since 1998, peak 2022, No. 822 in 2022
Belgium: 177 babies since 1995, peak 2006, No. 889 in 2025
England & Wales: 48 babies since 1996, peak 2002, No. 5,926 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Yaminas end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Politician	1.3×	Low · 4 people
Film director	1.5×	Low · 3 people
Professor	1.2×	Low · 2 people
Track athlete	1.3×	Low · 2 people

Among notable women who are film directors, Yaminas show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 3 Yaminahs spell it Yamina

Yaminah 71%
Yamina 29%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1995)