Boys' name · since 1999
Yehia
Yehia has 160 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,351 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 160
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yehia is the #8000 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 160 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yehia has been recorded 160 times among boys since 1999, currently ranked #8000 nationally and more common than 43% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #14,351 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,000 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 160 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yehia ranks #14,351 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,000 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 160 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,351 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 160
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yehia's 160 recorded births place it above 68.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yehia compares
160 34th percentile among 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
Yehia's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yehia | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 160 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yehia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yehia splits its recorded history at 2018: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yehia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Yehia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (83 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Yehia's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Yehia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 83 births (52% of all-time use).
Yehia by state
Where Yehia concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 8 | 5.0% |
12 of 160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Yehia's data
- Yehia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yehias (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Yehia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Yehia 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.