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Around the world, やまだ (Yamada , やまだ) is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently feminine forename. The forename やまだ is characteristic of Japan, where it is a rare unisex name, Tunisia, where it is a rare masculine name, and China, where it is a rare principally boy's, but very seldom girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in China, Japan, and Indonesia. More prevalently, やまだ is the last name as well as the forename.
やまだ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .