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Yahya

Gender

Male

Origin

African
Swahili name meaning Gods gift.
Arabic
He lives

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Yahya

Pronunciation

yah-ya

Famous People

John the Baptist in the Muslim Quran, Former President of Pakistan Yahya Khan, Saudi Arabian soccer player Yahya Al-Shehri, Iranian Soccer layer and coach Yahya Golmohammadi

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #615, 455 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #14799, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025455–
2024378–
2023265–
2022243–
2021195–
2020210–
2019226–
2018202–
2017230–
2016224–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #81, 625 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025625
2024583
2023425
2022386
2021377
2020359
2019321
2018312
2017322
2016333

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #304, 180 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023180
2022172
2021164
2020156
2019148
2018153
2017130
2016143
2015115
2014111

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #379, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #453, 7 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20257
20249
20239
20225
20214
20208
20194
2018–
20176
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #163, 27 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202527
202413
20237
20225
202110
202011
20196
20188
201710
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #339, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20244
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #537, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #627, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
20225
2021–
2020–
20196
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence