Overview
people
Sample Size
694
Gender Distribution
Male:
99.1%
Female:
0.9%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
Yehia is derived from the Arabic word يحيى (Yahya), which means 'to live' or 'alive'. It is the name of a prophet in Islam (John the Baptist in Christianity). Yehia is a popular name for Muslim boys in Saudi Arabia and other Arabic-speaking countries.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
EG
425 samples
99%
SA
56 samples
100%
LB
34 samples
100%
KW
18 samples
100%
AE
15 samples
100%
US
15 samples
100%
SY
14 samples
100%
IL
14 samples
93%
DE
12 samples
100%
YE
8 samples
100%
SE
8 samples
88%
QA
8 samples
100%
ML
8 samples
100%
IT
6 samples
100%
IQ
6 samples
100%
AU
5 samples
100%
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