Yahia comes from the Hebrew / Arabic tradition, meaning God is gracious, God lives.
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How popular is Yahia?
2016peak year
The name Yahia reached its peak in 2016, with 42 registrations (ranked #2881). It had only entered records 16 years earlier, in 2000. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3567) today, averaging about 34 new babies per year. Yahia's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 511 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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