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Worldwide, Yamada (ヤマダ , Yamada , 山田 , among others...) is quite a rare mostly boy's, but seldom girly given name. The first name Yamada is characteristic of Japan, where it is a rare epicene name, Tunisia, where it is a rare boy's name, and China, where it is a rare primarily male, but very seldom feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in China, Japan, and Indonesia. Very seldom, Yamada is the last name as well as the forename.
Yamada is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .