How Many People Are Named Yahia?
An estimated 507 people in the United States have the first name Yahia. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Yahia peaked in popularity in 2016 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yahia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yahia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
507
About 1 in 676,044 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2016
42 births
Total Registered
511
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yahia
Yahia is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 511 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yahia as a male name
Ranked #3,145 in 2024
39 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (42 births)
Yahia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yahia span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 268 babies were registered. While Yahia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yahia by Decade
How has Yahia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yahia by State
Birth registrations for Yahia span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in New Jersey, Texas, California. On average, about 29 Yahias were registered per state.
Yahia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yahia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yahia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yahia?
We estimate approximately 507 people named Yahia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 676,044 Americans share this first name.
Is Yahia a common name?
Yahia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 511 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yahia most popular?
Yahia reached peak popularity in 2016, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yahia is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yahia a male name?
Yahia is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yahia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yahia Smith, Yahia Johnson, Yahia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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