Yamen

Meaning and origin of Yamen

Popularity of Yamen in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Yamen has been rising fast (+14.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Yamen every 106 schools, all spellings combined.

Yamen in English-speaking countries

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  884^th boys’ name5 babies in 3 years1 boy in 11,987

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,496^th boys’ name12 babies in 3 years1 boy in 14,162

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 37,561

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  91 babies in 3 years1 boy in 56,500+4.7% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland, 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

• Yameen10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Yamen

• Yussuf
• Yazen
• Yakoub
• Yakine
• Yamin
• Youness
• Mustapha
• Saliou
• Zinedine
• Mamadi
• Rayyan
• Alseny

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin