Yaman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YAH-man
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #687 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,688 for boys
Yaman is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “blessed, good fortune”. In 2025 it ranked 687th for boys in the UK (58 babies) and 1,688th for boys in the US (97 babies).
What does Yaman mean?
Arabic: from the root y-m-n; also the Arabic name of Yemen
“blessed, good fortune”
Shares its root with al-Yaman, Yemen, a name linked to the right hand and good fortune; Yaman is also a raga in Indian music.
Is Yaman a girl's or a boy's name?
Yaman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 58 boys in the UK and 97 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yaman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #687among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 58about 1 in 5,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 323% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 58 boys in the UK were named Yaman, making it the 687th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most boys named Yaman of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Yaman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 76 boys in the UK were given Yaman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #524, up from #687 for this spelling alone.
- Yaman 58
- Yamen 13
- Yamaan 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 697th in England and Wales and 441st in Scotland.
Yaman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | #687 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Yaman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,688among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 97about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 181% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 97 boys in the US were named Yaman, making it the 1,688th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. It first appears in the records in 1997.
2025 had the most boys named Yaman of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Yaman in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 148 boys in the US were given Yaman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,183, up from #1,688 for this spelling alone.
- Yaman 97
- Yamen 36
- Yamaan 15
Yaman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97 | #1,688 |
| 2024 | 72 | #2,078 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,423 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
Names like Yaman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayaan Yazan Zayan Yahya Rayyan Arham Muhammad Zayyan Azaan Musa Zayd Hamza
Other spellings of Yaman
Names related to Yaman
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yaman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yaman, updated 20 October 2026.