Yamen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YAH-men
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,239 for boys
Yamen is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “fortunate, blessed”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 3,239th for boys in the US (36 babies).
What does Yamen mean?
Arabic: spelling of Yamin or Yaman, used in North Africa and the Levant
“fortunate, blessed”
From the Arabic root y-m-n, linked to the right hand, blessing and good fortune.
Is Yamen a girl's or a boy's name?
Yamen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 36 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yamen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Yamen, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Yamen of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Yamen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 76 boys in the UK were given Yamen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #524, up from #1,964 for this spelling alone.
- Yaman 58
- Yamen 13
- Yamaan 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
Yamen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
How popular is Yamen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 47,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the US were named Yamen, making it the 3,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. It first appears in the records in 2007.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Yamen of any year since it first appeared, in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Yamen in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 148 boys in the US were given Yamen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,183, up from #3,239 for this spelling alone.
- Yaman 97
- Yamen 36
- Yamaan 15
Yamen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,239 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,109 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 26 | #3,980 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
Names like Yamen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayan Zayaan Muhammad Yahya Rayyan Musa Yazan Azaan Zayd Arham Zayn Zayyan
Other spellings of Yamen
Names related to Yamen
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza 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, “Yamen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yamen, updated 20 October 2026.