Yahya
Also spelled: Yahia, Yahiya
Usually a boy's name
- Meaning
- Origin disputed: Arabic 'he lives', or a misreading of Yuhanna, the Arabic for John Disputed
In the Qur'an it is the name of John the Baptist.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Popularity
US 2025: #616 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #81
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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