Yahweh
Boy · YAH-way · Hebrew
Yahweh is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he is, he causes to be”. In 2025 it ranked 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Yahweh mean?
Hebrew: reconstructed form of YHWH
“he is, he causes to be”
Scholars' reconstruction of YHWH, the personal name of God in the Hebrew Bible, which Jewish tradition avoids pronouncing.
- Say it
- YAH-way
Is Yahweh a girl's or a boy's name?
Yahweh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yahweh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 162% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Yahweh, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Yahweh in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yahweh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
Names like Yahweh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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