Given name & surname
Yaman
“right hand”
Yaman is a variant of Yamin. One Hebrew interpretation is “right hand.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yaman is a variant of Yamin. One Hebrew interpretation is “right hand.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yaman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 420
- 420 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 97 babies
- 2025
- 97
- #1,698 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +160%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 97 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,698 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 160.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Michigan and New York shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 362 as a first name in 2020; 219 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yaman’s family of names
Yaman has a related form in Yamin. Yaman is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Яман.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Yaman
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