Yoas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YOH-ahs
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- Style
- New arrival
Yoas is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Yoas mean?
Hebrew: probably a form of Joash (Yoash)
Joash was a king of Judah who came to the throne as a seven-year-old boy and later repaired the Temple.
Is Yoas a girl's or a boy's name?
Yoas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yoas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 333% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Yoas, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Yoas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
Names like Yoas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yunus, Yoan, Yitzchok, Yusuf, Yakov, Ellis, Yosef, Mika, Noah, Yug, Elis, Yanis
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yoas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yoas, updated 20 October 2026.