UK boy's name
Yilmaz
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2019. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Yilmaz is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Yilmaz popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2019 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4702, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 6 births.
This profile covers 39 England and Wales registrations across 9 recorded years from 1998 to 2019. 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 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 39 living people in the UK are called Yilmaz. 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 2020 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Yilmaz ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales in 2019, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 6 boys were registered as Yilmaz.
- • About 39 living people in the UK are estimated to have Yilmaz as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4702
2019
Births in 2019
3
Latest year
Peak year
1998
6 births
Estimated living
39
2026
Popularity
Yilmaz over time
The chart below shows babies named Yilmaz registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2019. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Yilmaz, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2019, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yilmaz by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Yilmaz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4438 | 10 | 3 |
| 2000s | #2835 | 23 | 5 |
| 1990s | #1821 | 6 | 1 |
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FAQ
Yilmaz: questions and answers
How popular is the name Yilmaz in the UK right now?
In 2019, Yilmaz was ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Yilmaz most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 6 babies registered as Yilmaz in England and Wales.
How many people are called Yilmaz in the UK?
A total of 39 babies have been registered as Yilmaz across the 9 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.