Names Like Yahya — Find Similar Baby Names
Yahya is a 5-letter African boys' name meaning “Swahili Name Meaning "God's Gift."”. This page collects 105 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Yahyah and Yadra, African cousins like Aamori and Abasi, rhyming names ending in -hya like Khya and Tehya, and names sharing the “swahili” concept like Abasi and Abdalla.
For the full Yahya profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Yahya page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Yahya
24 baby names that differ from Yahya by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yahyah | 1 | A Prophet's Name | Arabic | Male |
| Yadra | 2 | Mother | Spanish | Female |
| Yaffa | 2 | Beautiful | Hebrew | Female |
| Yahto | 2 | Blue (Sioux) | Native American | Male |
| Yamha | 2 | Dove | Arabic | Female |
| Yamka | 2 | Hopi Name Meaning " Blossom." | Native American | Female |
| Ya El | 3 | Goat | Hebrew | Female |
| Ya-El | 3 | Goat | Hebrew | Female |
| Yachne | 3 | Kind | Hebrew | Female |
| Yafeu | 3 | Bold | Egyptian | Male |
| Yafiah | 3 | High | Arabic | Female |
| Yagil | 3 | He Will Rejoice | Hebrew | Male |
| Yago | 3 | Supplanter | Spanish | Male |
| Yair | 3 | Enlighten | Hebrew | Male |
| Yakov | 3 | Supplanter | Hebrew | Male |
| Yale | 3 | From The Slope Land | English | Male |
| Yalena | 3 | Light | Greek | Female |
| Yaman | 3 | Right Side, Blessing | Arabic | Male |
| Yamuna | 3 | From The Yamuna River | Indian | Female |
| Yan Yan | 3 | Two Swallow Birds; Elegant | Chinese | Female |
| Yancy | 3 | Englishman | Native American | Male |
| Yanis | 3 | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Yao | 3 | Ewe Of Ghana Name Meaning "Born On Thursday." | African | Male |
| Yaotl | 3 | Unisexual Name Meaning "War" Or "Warrior." | Nahuatl | Female |
More African Names
24 baby names that share Yahya’s African origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aamori | Female | |
| Abasi | Swahili Name Meaning "Stern." | Male |
| Abayomi | Of Uncertain African Origin.Means "Born To Bring Me Joy." | Male |
| Abba | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | Female |
| Abdalla | Swahili Equivalent Of Arabic, ABDULLAH, "Servant Of God." | Male |
| Abdelahi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia. Meaning Unknown. | Male |
| Abdi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "My Servant." | Male |
| Abdikarim | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "Slave Of God." | Male |
| Abdimelech | Name Of An Aethiopian Eunuch Who Lived In Ancient Rome.Name Means "Servant To... | Male |
| Abdiraxman | Somali Equivalent Of Muslim, ABD AL RAHMAN, Meaning "Servant Of The Mercifull... | Male |
| Abeba | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | Female |
| Abebe | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | Male |
| Abebi | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We Asked For... | Female |
| Abena | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | Female |
| Abrafo | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Warrior" Or "Executioner."It Is A Nickname For A Troub... | Male |
| Abrihet | Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Made It Light, She Emanates... | Female |
| Acacia | "Thorny." | Female |
| Achan | Dinka Of South Sudan Name For A Female Child In The First Pair Of Twins. | Female |
| Ada | Ibo Of Nigeria Name For Firstborn Females. | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | Female |
| Adan | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equivalent Of... | Male |
| Adanech | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Rescued Them." | Female |
| Adanna | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Father's Daughter." | Female |
| Addo | Ghana Name Meaning "King Of The Road." | Male |
5-Letter Y-Names Like Yahya
24 names that share Yahya's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Yahya's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Yahya
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Yahya.
Names That Rhyme with Yahya
7 baby names that share Yahya's last 3 letters — -hya. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Yahya
2 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Yahya — Yah-. Good for parents who like Yahya's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.