UK boy's name
Yahhya
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2012. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Yahhya is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Yahhya popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2012 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4805, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2012, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2012 to 2012. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Yahhya is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 3 living people in the UK are called Yahhya. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2013 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Yahhya ranked #4805 for boys in England and Wales in 2012, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2012, when 3 boys were registered as Yahhya.
- • About 3 living people in the UK are estimated to have Yahhya as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4805
2012
Births in 2012
3
Latest year
Peak year
2012
3 births
Estimated living
3
2026
Decades
Yahhya by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Yahhya was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4805 | 3 | 1 |
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FAQ
Yahhya: questions and answers
How popular is the name Yahhya in the UK right now?
In 2012, Yahhya was ranked #4805 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Yahhya most popular?
The peak year on record was 2012, with 3 babies registered as Yahhya in England and Wales.
How many people are called Yahhya in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Yahhya across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.