Yahya: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Yahya year by year

Yahya climbs 95 places from 2024 (ranked 274th then). Since 2020 (24 babies), the number of babies has risen by 33%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	179th	32
2024	274th	19
2023	255th	21
2022	261st	22
2021	348th	17
2020	253rd	24

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Yahya since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Yahya appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1992 on. The peak year is 2012, with 43 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (300 babies). Since 1980, about 567 children in Québec have been named Yahya.

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The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Yahya in Québec in 2025?

32 boys were named Yahya in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 179th rank among boy names.

Is Yahya a popular name in Québec?

Yahya ranks 179th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Yahya given most often?

In 2012, with 43 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Yahya a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Yahya only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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