Yaw is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1997 and has grown less common since.
Yaw is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,941 for boy births in the United States (and #24,637 across all names), given to 6 babies. Yaw first appears in 1973 and peaked in 1997 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #11,941 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | #7,238 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #12,191 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #8,954 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #9,670 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #8,037 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #8,856 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | #9,637 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #9,656 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | #8,780 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #7,050 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #13,997 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #10,690 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | #6,614 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #7,486 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #8,117 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #8,962 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #6,748 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #10,882 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #6,896 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #9,085 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | #6,126 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #6,243 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | #4,904 |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | #5,382 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #6,823 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #5,647 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #7,535 |
| 1997 | 18 | — | #3,873 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #7,121 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #7,780 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #6,214 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #6,118 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #5,092 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #6,397 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #6,412 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #4,450 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #7,562 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #7,322 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #7,266 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #7,279 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #7,058 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | #3,850 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #5,094 |