Yahya is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Yahya is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #616 for boy births in the United States (and #1,254 across all names), given to 455 babies. Yahya was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 2025 (455 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 455 | 455 | — | #616 |
| 2024 | 379 | 379 | — | #707 |
| 2023 | 265 | 265 | — | #881 |
| 2022 | 243 | 243 | — | #942 |
| 2021 | 195 | 195 | — | #1,087 |
| 2020 | 210 | 210 | — | #1,006 |
| 2019 | 226 | 226 | — | #952 |
| 2018 | 202 | 202 | — | #1,022 |
| 2017 | 230 | 230 | — | #922 |
| 2016 | 224 | 224 | — | #938 |
| 2015 | 211 | 211 | — | #982 |
| 2014 | 167 | 167 | — | #1,142 |
| 2013 | 173 | 173 | — | #1,083 |
| 2012 | 158 | 158 | — | #1,160 |
| 2011 | 136 | 136 | #16,664 | #1,317 |
| 2010 | 113 | 113 | — | #1,461 |
| 2009 | 133 | 133 | — | #1,313 |
| 2008 | 94 | 94 | — | #1,654 |
| 2007 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,698 |
| 2006 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,757 |
| 2005 | 67 | 67 | — | #1,921 |
| 2004 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,160 |
| 2003 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,310 |
| 2002 | 35 | 35 | — | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 56 | 56 | — | #1,957 |
| 2000 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,296 |
| 1999 | 30 | 30 | — | #2,862 |
| 1998 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,293 |
| 1997 | 25 | — | — | #3,063 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | — | #3,547 |
| 1995 | 13 | — | — | #4,788 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | — | #4,285 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | — | #6,210 |
| 1992 | 21 | — | — | #3,215 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | — | #3,630 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | — | #7,165 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | — | #5,597 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | — | #4,773 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | — | #8,124 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | — | #3,126 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | — | #4,043 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | — | #4,960 |
| 1983 | 13 | — | — | #3,405 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | — | #4,227 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #6,249 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | — | #4,930 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | — | #6,043 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #6,846 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | — | #4,432 |