Yahya

Boy name

Yahya has been given to 4,582 babies in the U.S. since 1972. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #616 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

From Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā), equivalent to John in the Qur'an.

Origin: Arabic

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

4,582

Peak year

2025 (455 babies)

Rank in 2025

#616 for boys

First recorded

1972

10-year trend

▲ +116%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Yahya.

4,606 babies since 1914

4,558 babies since 1970

4,612 babies since 1951

4,549 babies since 1908

4,546 babies since 1884

4,534 babies since 1982

4,532 babies since 1912

4,633 babies since 1968

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