Yahya
- Last seen for girls in 2011 at #14,824
- #615 for boys in 2025, 455 births
- Given to boys 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 455 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,576since 1972
Yahya over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Yahya has never cracked the top 600 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #615 | 455 | |
| 2024 | — | #707 | 379 | |
| 2023 | — | #881 | 265 | |
| 2022 | — | #940 | 243 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,085 | 195 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,005 | 210 | |
| 2019 | — | #949 | 226 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,018 | 202 | |
| 2017 | — | #920 | 230 | |
| 2016 | — | #935 | 224 | |
| 2015 | — | #977 | 211 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,137 | 167 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,080 | 173 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,155 | 158 | |
| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 | #1,309 | 130 |
| 2010 | — | #1,456 | 113 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,309 | 133 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,639 | 94 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,681 | 90 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,738 | 80 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,889 | 67 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,131 | 55 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,269 | 47 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,685 | 35 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,935 | 56 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,256 | 43 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,795 | 30 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,191 | 24 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,981 | 25 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,406 | 20 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,508 | 13 | |
| 1994 | — | #4,094 | 15 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,771 | 9 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,105 | 21 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,462 | 17 | |
| 1990 | — | #6,415 | 7 | |
| 1989 | — | #5,165 | 9 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,450 | 10 | |
| 1987 | — | #6,951 | 5 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,005 | 16 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,805 | 11 | |
| 1984 | — | #4,552 | 8 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,230 | 13 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,966 | 10 | |
| 1981 | — | #5,468 | 6 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,495 | 8 | |
| 1979 | — | #5,355 | 6 | |
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| 1977 | — | #5,845 | 5 | |
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| 1972 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
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First appearance
1972
The first year at least five boys were named Yahya! It came in at #3,963, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1973–1978, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Yahya is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #213 | 30 | 1 in 817 |
| Illinois | #268 | 41 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Michigan | #321 | 29 | 1 in 1,386 |
| New York | #338 | 52 | 1 in 1,624 |
| Virginia | #388 | 20 | 1 in 1,863 |
| Louisiana | #401 | 12 | 1 in 1,594 |
| New Jersey | #429 | 18 | 1 in 2,209 |
| Ohio | #595 | 16 | 1 in 3,283 |
| Oregon | #604 | 5 | 1 in 3,012 |
| California | #607 | 48 | 1 in 3,656 |
| Texas | #612 | 50 | 1 in 3,501 |
| Maryland | #634 | 7 | 1 in 3,271 |
| Washington | #639 | 10 | 1 in 3,280 |
| North Carolina | #678 | 13 | 1 in 3,959 |
| Massachusetts | #690 | 6 | 1 in 4,504 |
| Tennessee | #719 | 9 | 1 in 4,085 |
| Pennsylvania | #742 | 11 | 1 in 4,751 |
| Colorado | #756 | 6 | 1 in 4,475 |
| Missouri | #789 | 6 | 1 in 4,635 |
| Georgia | #919 | 9 | 1 in 5,580 |
| Florida | #1,191 | 10 | 1 in 9,553 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Yahya
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 390 spots since 2020 (#1,005 → #615)
- Biggest jump: 174 spots in 2024
- Biggest drop: 98 spots in 2018
Rise & fade · boys
53 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1972
- Peaked 2025 at #615 (455 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 8 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 8 yrs · run 2022–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,754
- Highest: 1 in 3,754 boys born in 2025 were named Yahya (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 40.1% of all boys named Yahya (1,834) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18 | #3,963 (1972) | #5,054 |
| 1980s | 96 | #3,005 (1986) | #4,509 |
| 1990s | 181 | #2,795 (1999) | #3,973 |
| 2000s | 700 | #1,309 (2009) | #1,953 |
| 2010s | 1,834 | #920 (2017) | #1,094 |
| 2020s | 1,747 | #615 (2025) | #872 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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