Yahia
Boy · YAH-ya · Arabic
Yahia is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “he lives”. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies) and 2,604th for boys in the US (50 babies).
What does Yahia mean?
Arabic: spelling of Yahya
“he lives”
The Arabic name of the prophet known in the Bible as John the Baptist, son of Zechariah.
- Say it
- YAH-ya
Is Yahia a girl's or a boy's name?
Yahia is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK and 50 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yahia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,087among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Yahia, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yahia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 669 boys in the UK were given Yahia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #94, up from #2,087 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Yahia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
How popular is Yahia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,604among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 50about 1 in 34,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 50 boys in the US were named Yahia, making it the 2,604th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. It first appears in the records in 2000.
2025 had the most boys named Yahia of any year since it first appeared, in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Yahia in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 505 boys in the US were given Yahia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #562, up from #2,604 for this spelling alone.
- Yahya 455
- Yahia 50
Yahia in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #2,604 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,103 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,342 |
| 2021 | 41 | #2,971 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,140 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,837 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,430 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
Names like Yahia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Yahia
Yahya Yahyaa
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