Yamina
“auspicious, blessed”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 782nd
- births in 2023–2025
- 160
- babies born in France
- 1 in 11,364
- −4% a year recently
- Falling
- record year (since 1900)
- 1965
Meaning and origin of Yamina
Yamina is thought to mean “auspicious, blessed” and is of Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Yamina in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1965.
- Over recent years, Yamina has been falling (−4% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Yamina every 57 schools.
Yamina in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 241,602
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, 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.
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