Given name & surname · also Hebrew
Yamin
“right hand”
Yamin is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “right hand.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “right hand.”
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Hebrew and English naming traditions.
How it developed
Yamin is used as a form of Benjamin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Yamin is a form of Benjamin. The history of Benjamin gives this family its wider story. In Genesis, Benjamin is Jacob’s youngest son. Rachel first names him Benoni, and Jacob changes the name to Benyamin. This family story is central to the name’s biblical associations.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Yamin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 314
- 314 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #4,533 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +43%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,533 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 43.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 612 as a first name in 2020; 769 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.
Yamin’s family of names
Yamin is a form of Benjamin. Yamin has a related form in Yaman. Yamin has a related form in Yamen.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 18
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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