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Origin & history of Yemaya1
ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Yemaya comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Goddess of the sea..
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How popular is Yemaya?
2023
peak year
Today, Yemaya is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4654), with only about 35 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2023, 57 babies were given the name (ranked #2974 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Yemaya has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 461 babies have been registered as Yemaya since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
57
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,974)
(ranked #2,974)
35
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
350
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
461
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Yemaya7
Life path number
The Seeker
Wisdom, introspection and spiritual depth.
🔍Deeply curious
📚Knowledgeable
🌙Introspective
🦋Independent
Y7
E5
M4
A1
Y7
A1
Sum: 25 → Life path 7
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Personality of Yemaya🔍
Curious & intellectual
Always questioning, always learning.
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Deep thinker
Surface answers don't satisfy them.
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Reflective & wise
They think before they speak. Worth hearing.
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Beautifully independent
Their solitude is purposeful, not lonely.
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