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Meaning, origin and pronunciation, with published usage by place and year.
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Uncertain; traditionally linked to living or being alive.
The Arabic name entry records a traditional connection with the verb to live, but also competing scholarly accounts. Its correspondence with John the Baptist in Islamic tradition is not a literal translation of John’s Hebrew graciousness meaning. No single explanation is presented as settled.
Arabic naming tradition; deeper derivation is uncertain.
The exact Yahia entry identifies the Arabic form يحيى. The linked Arabic name entry explicitly treats its deeper etymology as uncertain. This establishes a naming route, not a nationality or religious identity for every bearer.
Not yet published for this spelling.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 14 · preliminary | 1565 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Boys | 60 (rounded to 5) | 687 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 12 | 2014 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2019 | Boys | 3 | 701 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2022 | Boys | 4 | 657 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 50 | 2604 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The Arabic name entry records a traditional connection with the verb to live, but also competing scholarly accounts. Its correspondence with John the Baptist in Islamic tradition is not a literal translation of John’s Hebrew graciousness meaning. No single explanation is presented as settled. Credit: Wikipedia contributors and Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact Yahia entry identifies the Arabic form يحيى. The linked Arabic name entry explicitly treats its deeper etymology as uncertain. This establishes a naming route, not a nationality or religious identity for every bearer. Credit: Wikipedia contributors and Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names.
Credit: Wikipedia contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Yahia is explicitly linked to Arabic يحيى; the Arabic given-name entry renders that name as Yahya and Yehia. These are documented related renderings, not a claim that every usage or pronunciation is identical. Popularity records remain separate. Credit: Wikipedia contributors and Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Yahia is explicitly linked to Arabic يحيى; the Arabic given-name entry renders that name as Yahya and Yehia. These are documented related renderings, not a claim that every usage or pronunciation is identical. Popularity records remain separate. Credit: Wikipedia contributors and Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The native-script entry explicitly documents given-name use, traditional living/alive interpretation and competing derivations. Native Arabic IPA is not published as an English guide for Yahia. Credit: Wikipedia contributors and Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The reviewed exact-name entry links Yahia to Arabic يحيى. Name identity is corroborated separately from the disputed deeper derivation; no biographical list, image or pronunciation is copied. Credit: Wikipedia contributors and Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names.
Credit: Wikipedia contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
