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Yamna

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Pronounced YAM-nah /ˈjæm.nə/Medium

Meaning: Yamna is an Arabic name, a form of Yumna, meaning good fortune, blessing, or the right side, an image of auspiciousness in Arabic. Related to the word yamin, the right hand, it carries warm associations of prosperity and being favored.Low

In 30 seconds: Yamna is an Arabic name meaning good fortune or blessing, related to the right side. It is used in the two-thousands (said YAM-nah).
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Origin MediumArabic
MeaningYamna is an Arabic name, a form of Yumna, meaning good fortune, blessing, or the right side, an image of auspiciousness in Arabic. Related to the word yamin, the right hand, it carries warm associations of prosperity and being favored.
U.S. rank (2008)#11569 ↗ Rising
2008 U.S. births10 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2004
Total births (all-time)≈ 68

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200420032008

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Yamna is an Arabic girl's name, a variant of Yumna, meaning good fortune or blessing. It springs from the root behind yamin, the right hand, long a symbol of auspiciousness and favor in Arabic tradition. Carried by Muslim families around the world, Yamna has appeared quietly in the United States, chiefly in the two-thousands.

Yamna has stayed rare in United States records, given to only about twenty girls a year at its high point in the middle two-thousands. A girl named Yamna then would be in her early twenties today.

Did you know? Yamna, from the same root as Yumna and yamin, the right hand, draws on an Arabic image in which the right side stands for blessing and good fortune.
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References - Yamna — Arabic; form of Yumna, good fortune/blessing; root yamin, right hand

Variations

YumnaYaminaYaman

Nicknames

YamNana

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Yamna mean?

It is an Arabic name, a form of Yumna, meaning good fortune, blessing, or the right side.

How do you pronounce Yamna?

It is said YAM-nah /ˈjæm.nə/, two syllables stressed on the first.

Is Yamna a boy or girl name?

Yamna is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Yamna?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the two-thousands.

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