Yahya

YAH-ya

Arabic, Turkish, and Persian form of Yochanan

"God is Gracious"

Updated Tue Dec 02 2025

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The name Yahya is currently ranked #706 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #706 in 2024. The name is most popular in YAHYA, YAHYA, and YAHYA. Yahya is occasionally used for girls in 2011.

Yahya Rank in US Top 1000
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# 706 in the US

Yahya Rank in US Top 1000

Popularity of the name Yahya

706US2024
1623Nameberry2021
81Unique2021
596Future2028
93England2024

Famous People Named Yahya

Yahya Abdul
Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh, President of The Gambia
Yahya Khan
3rd President of Pakistan
Yahya Golmohammadi
Iranian footballer
Yahya bey Dukagjini
Ottoman poet and politician
Yahya Hassan
Danish poet and politician of Palestinian descent

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