Entry № 2615 · Sanskrit origin

Yami Yami — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ YAH-mee /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Sanskrit

Meaning

"Twin (Yama's sister, Yamuna river)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Sanskrit)

The meaning

A name that means "twin (yama's sister, yamuna river)".

Yami (यमी) is the feminine of Yama — "twin." **The twin sister of Yama, god of death** — in Rig Veda 10.10, **she tries to persuade her brother into incest to perpetuate humanity** (he refuses). Later identified with **Yamuna**, the sacred river that flows through Delhi, Mathura, and Agra.

Featured in Rig Veda 10.10.

Twin. Yama's sister; the goddess of the sacred Yamuna river.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

यमी

Transliteration: Yamī
Pronunciation: / ˈjɑː.mi /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Yami stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Yami · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Yamis before her.

Real people

Yami Gautam

Indian actress.

born 1988

In fiction

Yami

Rig Veda 10.10.

Names connected to Yami.

Numerology

The number behind Yami.

The Pioneer

Yami reduces to one — the number of Vedic twin.

Parents on Yami

Why families chose this name.

"Yama's twin. Four letters. Yami."

Priya · Mother of one · Agra