Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: ArabicYahya, also spelled Yehia, is an Arabic male given name. In the Qur'an, Yahya also appears as the Arabic equivalent of the given name of the prophet John the Baptist in Islam. For this reason, Yahya is now a common name in the Muslim world.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Yahya yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 7 | #4,430 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,845 |
| 1979 | 6 | #6,043 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,931 |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,250 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,227 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,404 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,540 |
| 1985 | 11 | #4,042 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,126 |
| 1987 | 5 | #8,124 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,773 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,597 |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,165 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,629 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,216 |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,209 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,285 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,788 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,547 |
| 1997 | 25 | #3,063 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,862 |
| 2000 | 43 | #2,295 |
| 2001 | 56 | #1,957 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,751 |
| 2003 | 47 | #2,310 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,160 |
| 2005 | 67 | #1,921 |
| 2006 | 80 | #1,757 |
| 2007 | 90 | #1,698 |
| 2008 | 94 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 133 | #1,312 |
| 2010 | 113 | #1,461 |
| 2011 | 130 | #1,317 |
| 2012 | 158 | #1,160 |
| 2013 | 173 | #1,083 |
| 2014 | 167 | #1,142 |
| 2015 | 211 | #981 |
| 2016 | 224 | #938 |
| 2017 | 230 | #922 |
| 2018 | 202 | #1,022 |
| 2019 | 226 | #951 |
| 2020 | 210 | #1,006 |
| 2021 | 195 | #1,087 |
| 2022 | 243 | #941 |
| 2023 | 265 | #881 |
| 2024 | 378 | #706 |
