Yamari
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- yah-MAR-ee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,799 for boys
Yamari is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
Where does Yamari come from?
Modern: modern coinage, Ya- + Amari
Is Yamari a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Yamari has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 12 boys in the US.
How popular is Yamari in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,799th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12 about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 720% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Yamari, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 55 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008. 9 girls were also named Yamari in 2025 (10,104th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Yamari in the US since 1880 were born between 2023 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yamari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 55 | #2,440 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
Names like Yamari
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kamazi, Akari, Azaiah, Makari, Amiri, Eziah, Dakari, Jakari, Kamari, Namari, Jasani, Khamari
Names related to Yamari
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Yamari: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yamari, updated 20 October 2026.