UK girl's name
Yesim
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2004. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Yesim is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Yesim popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2004 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4598, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 7 births.
This profile covers 21 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 1996 to 2004. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 21 living people in the UK are called Yesim. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2005 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Yesim ranked #4598 for girls in England and Wales in 2004, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 7 girls were registered as Yesim.
- • About 21 living people in the UK are estimated to have Yesim as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4598
2004
Births in 2004
3
Latest year
Peak year
1998
7 births
Estimated living
21
2026
Popularity
Yesim over time
The chart below shows babies named Yesim registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2004. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Yesim, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2004, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yesim by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Yesim was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3849 | 8 | 2 |
| 1990s | #3287 | 13 | 3 |
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- Yazmin 806
- Yumna 601
- Yasmeen 527
- Yasmina 518
- Yasemin 513
- Yana 452
- Yvie 377
- Yvonne 368
FAQ
Yesim: questions and answers
How popular is the name Yesim in the UK right now?
In 2004, Yesim was ranked #4598 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Yesim most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 7 babies registered as Yesim in England and Wales.
How many people are called Yesim in the UK?
A total of 21 babies have been registered as Yesim across the 5 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.