Baby Name Popularity Profile

Yahya

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Yahya.

✦ God is gracious 🌍 Arabic Biblical Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #616
All-Time Peak Rank #616 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 4,576 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.9% Boy / 0.1% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1972 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 455 births in 2025
💡 The Yahya Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning God is gracious
Language Origin Arabic
Origin Type single
Derived from Arabic, it is the Arabic form of the name John, meaning 'God is gracious'.
Alternative Spellings
Yahia
Pronunciation: YAH-yah
Themes & Categories
Biblical Spiritual
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Yahya across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +116.7%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +115.6%
2015: 211 births 211 2016: 224 births 2017: 230 births 2018: 202 births 2019: 226 births 2020: 210 births 210 2021: 195 births 2022: 243 births 2023: 265 births 2024: 379 births 2025: 455 births 455
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 455 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 47 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 18
1980s: 96
1990s: 181
2000s: 700
2010s: 1,834
2020s: 1,747

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Yahy-a
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with Y, a letter used by only 1.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Minnesota
Top States Minnesota, Virginia, Washington, New York, New Jersey
States with Data 26
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Minnesota #217 342 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #407 177 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #682 122 2012 Insufficient historical volume
New York #344 524 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #449 145 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #324 193 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #275 242 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #621 367 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #625 206 2024 Insufficient historical volume
California #614 413 2025 +92.0% Growth
Massachusetts #786 80 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1253 109 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #699 43 2008 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #717 64 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #789 119 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #984 60 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #866 33 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #844 17 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #771 29 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona Unranked 16 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #425 12 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #705 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana Unranked 11 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 5 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 5 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 6 2018 Insufficient historical volume

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