Yaman
“strong, valiant, remarkable”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Turkish origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 646th
- births in 2023–2025
- 205
- babies born in France
- 1 in 8,772
- +19.5% a year recently
- Rising fast
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Yaman
Yaman is thought to mean “strong, valiant, remarkable” and is of Turkish origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Yaman in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Yaman has been rising fast (+19.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Yaman every 41 schools, all spellings combined.
Yaman in English-speaking countries
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
767th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,562
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,047th boys’ name86 babies in 3 years1 boy in 9,609+33.8% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,321st boys’ name16 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,622
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
952nd boys’ name5 babies in 3 years1 boy in 14,365
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
197 babies in 3 years1 boy in 26,099+23.9% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Yamaan5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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