Yahia
Boy name · #2633 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 50 baby boys were named Yahia, placing it at #2633 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3431, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 36,000 boys born in 2025 was named Yahia.
Babies named Yahia per year. Source: SSA.
The 25-year story
Yahia first appears in the Social Security records in 2000, when 8 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 50 babies and a rank of #2604. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Yahia against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Yahia in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Yahia is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Yahia will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Yahia is most common
State-level data for Yahia is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Yahia
Statistically, parents drawn to Yahia tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Shia, Yossi, Yamen, Yunis, and Yoshua.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Yahia | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #2604 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3104 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4886 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3344 |
| 2021 | 41 | #2972 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4540 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3143 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3607 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3006 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2838 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3431 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4866 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4804 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5035 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7009 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4517 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9864 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8324 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7094 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6904 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6634 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8143 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8643 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8456 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7536 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Yahia a popular boy name?
Yahia ranked #2633 among boys in 2025 with 50 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3431.
When was the name Yahia most popular?
Yahia peaked in 2025, when 50 American boys received the name (ranked #2604 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Yahia?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 36,000 newborn American boys was named Yahia. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.