There are 20 -yah names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are -yah names 1 to 20. Within these names, Aaliyah (English) was the most popular in 2008, followed in descending order by Aniyah (English), Aliyah (English and Arabic), and Jaliyah (English). The unusual -yah names are Acadyah, Aliyyah (Arabic), Aryah (English), Ayah (Swahili), Badriyyah (Arabic), Batyah (Hebrew), Daliyah (English), Daryah (English), Emilyah (English), Haniyah (English and Hebrew), Leyah (English), Nyah (English), Raniyah (Arabic), Ryah (English), Sabiyah (Arabic), and Tayah (English). -yah names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity has been growing since the 1990s; before that, they were of sporadic use only. Their usage peaked modestly in 2002 with 0.394% of baby girls being given -yah names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 -yah names. In 2008, their total usage was 0.392% with 4 -yah names listed among the top 1000. Among all -yah names, Aaliyah (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #77 and a usage of 0.1939%.
Aaliyah  77 | ascent ... largely used in the English language ... variant of Aliyah ... had a ranking of #64 then ... |
| Acadyah | place of plenty ... of Algonquian-Wakashan origin ... variant of Acadia ... not often used as a baby girl name ... |
Aliyah  192 | ascent; high, lofty, ... used chiefly in English and Arabic, and ... occurred when the state of Israel was ... |
| Aliyyah | high, lofty, sublime ... origin, as well as its use, is in the Arabic ... variation of Alya ... |
Aniyah  187 | God was gracious, God ... largely used in the English language ... a popular baby girl name, and it is ... |
| Aryah | song, melody, air ... of Latin origin and it is used mainly in ... variant form of Aria ... |
| Ayah | bright ... largely used in the Swahili language and ... an infrequently used baby name for girls ... |
| Badriyyah | full moon ... language of origin is Arabic and it is also used ... variant form of Badr ... |
| Batyah | daughter of Yahweh ... origin and use are both in the Hebrew language ... variant form of Bithiah ... |
| Daliyah | tree branch ... used mostly in English and it is of ... variant form of Daliah ... not in the top 1000 names ... |
| Daryah | protector, wealthy, ... language of origin is Old Persian and it is ... variant of Daria ... |
| Emilyah | imitating, rivaling; ... used predominantly in English and it ... variant form of Emilia ... |
| Haniyah | resting place ... mainly used in English and Hebrew ... Its language of origin is Hebrew ... form of Hania ... |
Jaliyah  544 | the letter J; jay bird ... of English origin and it is also used ... variant of Jay ... was #544 in rank then ... |
| Leyah | gazelle, antelope, cow; tired, weary ... used predominantly in English and it is ... variant of Leah ... |
Nyah  | aim, purpose ... of African-Swahili origin and it is ... variant spelling of Nia ... ranked at #504 then ... |
| Raniyah | eye-catching, nice-looking ... origin, as well as its use, is in the Arabic ... variant form of Rana ... |
| Ryah | to flow; river, stream; ... has its origins in the Old Greek language ... variant of Rhea ... |
| Sabiyah | morning, the eastern ... used mostly in the Arabic language and ... form of Sabiya ... |
| Tayah | tailor ... of Old French origin and it is used ... variant of Taylor ... not regularly used as a baby name for ... |
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