Yahya
Yahya is ranked 706th among boys in 2024 (378 births). Its best rank was 706th, in 2024.
- Rank in 2024
- #706up 175 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 3780.02% of boys
- Peak year
- 2024378 births
- Best rank
- #706in 2024
- Since 1972
- 4,119people given the name
The story in the numbers
4,119 boys have been named Yahya in the United States since 1972, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 378 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2016, and the 2010s alone account for 45%. It has spent 7 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Yahya was the 706th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Yahya
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Caipeak 2022
- Judahpeak 2021
- Ilyaspeak 2024
- Abdielpeak 2019
- Adlerpeak 2021
- Ahmirpeak 2022
- Adonaipeak 2024
- Valenpeak 2023
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.