Yahia
Yahia was the 2640th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 870 places. More babies were named Yahia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,640 boys, up 2,051 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202550 babies
- Total since 1880
- 561babies recorded
Yahia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,640 | 50 |
| 2020 | #4,691 | 21 |
| 2010 | #4,672 | 21 |
| 2000 | #8,182 | 8 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yahia, counting every spelling?
Yahia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yahia?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yahia (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yahia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yahia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yahia?
About 600 people born in the US named Yahia are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Yahia a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Yahia by state
How common Yahia was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.5×), California (1.7×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Yahia
How popular is the name Yahia?
Yahia was the 2640th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 870 places. More babies were named Yahia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yahia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yahia in the US.
Where is Yahia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yahia was most common in New York (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New Jersey.