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Is Yam a Male or Female Name?

Yam is a unisex name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Yam globally is 62.1% males and 37.9% females. The country with the highest male ratio is Saudi Arabia with 85.8% and the country with the highest female ratio is France with 54.7%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Yam in percentages: Globally: 62.1% males, 37.9% females, Saudi Arabia: 85.8% males, 14.2% females, Malaysia: 57.1% males, 42.9% females, France: 45.3% males, 54.7% females, Hong Kong SAR China: 56.8% males, 43.2% females, Israel: 47.9% males, 52.1% females, Qatar: 85.7% males, 14.3% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Yam are 18-24 years old, making up 38.9% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 65+.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Yam in each age group: 18-24: 38.9%, 25-34: 10.1%, 35-44: 15.3%, 45-54: 16.1%, 55-64: 13.2%, 65+: 6.4%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Yam is Qatar with 0.0206% of the population. Following is Hong Kong SAR China and Israel.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Yam measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Yam year over year: 1956: 0.0004‰, 1957: 0.0002‰, 1958: 0.0005‰, 1959: 0.0007‰, 1960: 0.0012‰, 1961: 0.0007‰, 1962: 0.0008‰, 1963: 0.0011‰, 1964: 0.0005‰, 1965: 0.0008‰, 1966: 0.0004‰, 1967: 0.0006‰, 1968: 0.001‰, 1969: 0.0011‰, 1970: 0.0011‰, 1971: 0.0009‰, 1972: 0.001‰, 1973: 0.0011‰, 1974: 0.0011‰, 1975: 0.0011‰, 1976: 0.0011‰, 1977: 0.001‰, 1978: 0.0008‰, 1979: 0.001‰, 1980: 0.0012‰, 1981: 0.0017‰, 1982: 0.0011‰, 1983: 0.001‰, 1984: 0.0008‰, 1985: 0.0008‰, 1986: 0.0009‰, 1987: 0.0007‰, 1988: 0.0008‰, 1989: 0.0008‰, 1990: 0.0008‰, 1991: 0.0005‰, 1992: 0.0007‰, 1993: 0.0004‰, 1994: 0.0004‰, 1995: 0.0006‰, 1996: 0.0006‰, 1997: 0.0008‰, 1998: 0.001‰, 1999: 0.003‰, 2000: 0.0022‰, 2001: 0.0061‰

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