Yaman

“Strong, stalwart (Turkish); blessed, from Yemen (Arabic)” — Turkish/Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1698 in the US (2025) · Trending

Yaman is climbing: on the charts since 1997, it reached #1698 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 100 boys given the name last year. Roughly 420 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: #28 in Türkiye (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Yamans

Yaman Candar — Founder and first bey of the Candar dynasty
Yaman Okay — Turkish actor (1951–1993)
Yaman Yener — Turkish-American academic (1946–2013)

What Yamans become

Among 18 notable people named Yaman:

Entertainers appear 2.15× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yaman Okay, Turkish actor (1951–1993).

Similar names: Orhan · Iam · Ghaith · Iman · Usman · Rakan

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