MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Yaman mean?
Yaman is the name of a major raga in Hindustani classical music. It is also the Arabic name of Yemen, giving the personal name a separate geographical source.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
यमन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Yaman in Indian usage
1,354 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 524 records (38.7%).
- Recorded as male: 830 records (61.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 163 |
| 1980s | 362 |
| 1990s | 606 |
| Other decades | 223 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 334 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 230 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 192 |
| Delhi | 127 |
| Haryana | 121 |
| Other states | 350 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Yaman / M | 51 | 697 |
| Scotland | Yaman / M | 7 | 441 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Yaman; Table_6, C705 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Yaman; Table_6, C705
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Yaman; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Yaman; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Wiktionary: يمن ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.