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Yuma

“Yuma originates from the Yuman language family and means "son of the chief" or refers to members of the Yuma people, a Native American tribe of the Colorado River region.”

Japanese · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#8,231
TrendStable
Peak year2014
Syllables2
OriginJapanese
LanguageJapanese
CultureJapanese
Letters4
Numerology6 Chaldean 3
Global rank#6

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Yuma

Yuma originates from the Yuman language family and means "son of the chief" or refers to members of the Yuma people, a Native American tribe of the Colorado River region.

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Etymology

Yuma originates from the Yuman language family and means "son of the chief" or refers to members of the Yuma people, a Native American tribe of the Colorado River region. The name is primarily associated with the Yuma people of the American Southwest (Arizona, California, and Mexico) and has been used historically by this indigenous group.

Yuma currently ranks #8,231 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2014.

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