Yahyo
A masculine Arabic name derived from the Hebrew name "Yohanan" meaning "Yahweh is gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Yahyo. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yahyo today is around 6 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yahyo births was 2020 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yahyo. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yahyo. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2020
5 babies that year
Average age
6
years old
2020 SSA rank
#13,961
Tracked since 2020
Popularity
Yahyo: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Yahyo by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yahyo during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Yahyo
The name Yahyo is of Arabic origin, derived from the Hebrew name Yohanan, which means "Yahweh is gracious." It dates back to the 6th century BC and has its roots in ancient Semitic languages.
Yahyo was a popular name among early Arabic-speaking communities, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. It appears in various forms in ancient texts and historical records, such as the Quran and Hadith, where it is associated with several prominent figures.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Yahyo was Yahyo ibn Zakariya, also known as John the Baptist, a preacher and prophet revered in Christianity and Islam. He lived in the 1st century AD and is mentioned in the Quran and the New Testament.
In the 8th century AD, Yahyo ibn Masawayh, a renowned Persian scholar and physician, made significant contributions to the fields of medicine, philosophy, and translation. He is credited with translating numerous Greek scientific texts into Arabic.
During the Abbasid Caliphate, Yahyo al-Antaki (1066-1128 AD), a Syrian poet and scholar, gained recognition for his expertise in Arabic literature and linguistics.
Another notable figure was Yahyo ibn Abi Mansur (1070-1105 AD), a Persian mathematician and astronomer who made advancements in the field of trigonometry and wrote several treatises on astronomy.
In the 13th century, Yahyo al-Suhrawardi (1154-1191 AD), a Persian philosopher and mystic, founded the Illuminationist school of Islamic philosophy and is considered a prominent figure in the development of Islamic mysticism.
These are just a few examples of individuals who bore the name Yahyo throughout history, reflecting its deep roots and cultural significance in various regions and time periods.
People
Yahyo + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yahyo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yahyo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yahyo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yahyo going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Yahyo a common name?
We classify Yahyo as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yahyo most popular?
The single biggest year for Yahyo was 2020, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yahyo is about 6 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yahyo in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yahyo a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yahyo in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yahyo still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yahyo in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yahyo can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Yahyo?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.