How Many People Are Named Yehia?
An estimated 149 people in the United States have the first name Yehia. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Yehia peaked in popularity in 2023 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yehia 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 Yehia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
149
About 1 in 2,300,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2023
20 births
Total Registered
150
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yehia
Yehia is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 150 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yehia as a male name
Ranked #12,251 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (20 births)
Yehia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yehia span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 83 babies were registered. While Yehia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yehia by Decade
How has Yehia 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.
Yehia by State
Yehia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yehia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yehia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yehia?
We estimate approximately 149 people named Yehia 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 2,300,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Yehia a common name?
Yehia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 150 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yehia most popular?
Yehia reached peak popularity in 2023, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yehia is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yehia a male name?
Yehia is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yehia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yehia Smith, Yehia Johnson, Yehia 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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