Is Yahya a boy or girl name?
Yahya is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 378 boys were named Yahya, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 4,125 US babies named Yahya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #706
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Yahya since 1972
- 4,125
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 378 babies
Boys and girls named Yahya, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 378 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 265 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 243 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 195 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 210 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 226 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 202 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 230 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 224 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 211 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 167 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 173 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 158 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 130 | #1,317 | 6 | #16,663 |
| 2010 | 113 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 133 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 94 | #1,654 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 90 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 80 | #1,757 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 67 | #1,921 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,160 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 47 | #2,310 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,751 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 56 | #1,957 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 43 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,862 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,293 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 25 | #3,063 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,547 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,788 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,285 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,209 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,216 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,629 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,165 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,597 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,773 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #8,124 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,126 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 11 | #4,042 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,540 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,404 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,227 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,250 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,931 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #6,043 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,845 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,430 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Yahya reached #706 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #16,663 in 2011. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.