Girl’s name · Spanish, Arabic

Yamilet

How to say it: yah-mee-LET · /ˌjɑmiˈlɛt/

Spanish elaboration of Yamile (from Arabic Jamila, 'beautiful'); the -et suffix is a diminutive. Common in Latin America.

Yamilet was the 767th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 83 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 27% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #796 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#767for girls in 2025
1 in 10,107US babies
83born in 2025
#796projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Yamilet
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#767
Babies born in 202583
Share of births1 in 10,107
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−27%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#796

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Yamilet is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 121 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Yami
  • Mili

Honouring a Yamilet in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Yamilet is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, Spanish.

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