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How popular is the name Yahya?
Births per year, rank history and how many Yahyas are alive today.
Yahya (male) is currently the 93rd most popular boys' name in England and Wales, with 583 babies given the name in 2024. It has risen strongly over the past decade. At least 5,700 babies have been named Yahya in England and Wales since 1996.
The Yahya you are most likely to meet is around 3 years old. Half of all Yahyas born in England and Wales are between 5 and 14, and there are at least 5,800 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1.9% chance that at least one of them will be called Yahya.
How many babies are named Yahya each year?
Where does Yahya rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Yahya most popular?
Yahya peaked in 2024, when 583 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Yahya?
At least 5,800 people named Yahya born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Yahya?
Most living Yahyas are between 5 and 14; the most common age is about 3.
Is Yahya becoming more or less popular?
Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.