Boys' name · since 2000
Yahia
Yahia has 561 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,373 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,633 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
561 babies have been named Yahia since 2000, making it today's #2633 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Yahia recorded 561 times among boys since 2000, holding rank #2633 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #7,373 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,633 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 561 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yahia ranks #7,373 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,633 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 561 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,373 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,633 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yahia's 561 recorded births place it above 83.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yahia compares
561 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yahia's all-time total is 52% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yahia | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 561 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yahia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yahia's full recorded timeline at 2013, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yahia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Yahia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (268 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Yahia's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Yahia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 87
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
268 births
- 2020s
2020s
206 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 268 births (48% of all-time use).
How Yahia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yahia's total volume
Yahia by state
Where Yahia concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 51 | 9.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 51 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 22 | 3.9% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 1.1% |
51 of 561 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Yahia's data
- Yahia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (268 total births) through the 2020s (206) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yahias (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yahia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yahia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.