Yeab
A masculine Ethiopian name meaning "blooming flower" or "open bloom".
Name Census estimates that about 82 living Americans carry the first name Yeab. It is a predominantly male name (94.0% of registrations). The average person named Yeab today is around 6 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yeab births was 2021 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yeab. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Yeab with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yeab. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
82
~ 1 in 4,179,931 Americans
Peak year
2021
15 babies that year
Average age
6
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,702
Tracked since 2016
Gender
Gender distribution for Yeab
Yeab leans heavily male at 94.0% of total registrations, but 5 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Yeab as a male name
- Ranked #7,702 in 2024
- 11 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (14 births)
Yeab as a female name
- Ranked #17,559 in 2021
- 5 female births in 2021
- Peak: 2021 (5 births)
Popularity
Yeab: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yeab from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 52 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yeab 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 Yeab during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yeab
The name Yeab is believed to have originated from the ancient Semitic languages spoken in the Middle East and parts of North Africa. Its roots can be traced back to the Proto-Semitic word "yab," which means "to be dry" or "to be thirsty." This suggests that the name may have been associated with desert regions or areas with arid climates.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Yeab can be found in the ancient Sumerian cuneiform tablets dating back to around 2500 BCE. These tablets, discovered in present-day Iraq, mention a person named "Yeab-ilu," which translates to "Yeab is God" or "God is Yeab."
In ancient Egyptian records, there are mentions of a high-ranking official named Yeab-en-Mut, who lived during the 18th Dynasty (circa 1550-1292 BCE). The name "Yeab-en-Mut" means "Yeab is in death," suggesting a possible connection to funerary practices or the afterlife in ancient Egyptian culture.
During the Byzantine era, a notable figure named Yeab of Edessa (circa 505-588 CE) was a prominent scholar and philosopher who made significant contributions to the field of logic and metaphysics. His treatises on Aristotelian logic were highly influential in the intellectual circles of the time.
In the early Islamic period, Yeab ibn Abi Yahya (born around 630 CE) was a renowned Arab poet and literary figure. His poetry, which often celebrated the virtues of courage and nobility, was widely admired and studied in medieval Islamic literary circles.
Another historical figure with the name Yeab was Yeab of Antioch (circa 1050-1125 CE), a prominent Christian theologian and bishop who played a significant role in the debates surrounding the Christological controversies of the time. His writings on the nature of Christ and the doctrine of the Trinity were widely studied and discussed.
People
Yeab + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yeab 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
Yeab: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yeab?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 82 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yeab 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 4,179,931 US residents.
Is Yeab a common name?
We classify Yeab as "Very Rare". It ranks above 61.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 83 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yeab most popular?
The single biggest year for Yeab was 2021, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yeab 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 Yeab in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yeab a male name?
Yes, 94.0% of people registered as Yeab 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 Yeab still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yeab 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 Yeab 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 Yeab?
Want to know how many people have the name Yeab? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.