Yahia Boy
How popular is Yahia?
#2,604 boy name in 2025
50 baby boys were named Yahia in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name.
Yahia popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,604 for boys (▲ 499 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 50 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,430 in 2015, #4,536 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (50 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,604 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 2000 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Yahia counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Yahya family of names ranked #558 for boys in 2025 (#622 the year before), with 505 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yahya | 455 | 90% |
| Yahia | 50 | 10% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Yahia is most popular
Babies named Yahia per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Yahia by decade
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Questions
- Is Yahia a boy or girl name?
- Yahia is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Yahia were boys.
- How popular is the name Yahia?
- 50 baby boys were named Yahia in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name.
- When was Yahia most popular?
- Yahia peaked in 2025, when 50 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,604 in 2025.
- How many people are named Yahia?
- 561 babies have been named Yahia in the US since 1880. We estimate about 557 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Yahia most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Yahia was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.