| Yahya | Hassan | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Arabic name of John (the Baptist) | Handsome, good |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | YAH-yaa | HAH-sahn |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1923 |
| Peak year | 2025 (455) | 2025 (447) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 447 |
| Trend | Rising | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Yahya | Hassan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,747 | 2,183 |
| 2010s | 1,834 | 2,915 |
| 2000s | 700 | 2,497 |
| 1990s | 181 | 2,088 |
| 1980s | 96 | 1,311 |
| 1970s | 18 | 950 |
| 1960s | 0 | 281 |
| 1950s | 0 | 50 |
| 1940s | 0 | 20 |
| 1920s | 0 | 5 |
The Arabic name of the prophet John the Baptist, Yahya. Traditionally associated with the root h-y-y (ح-ي-ي, 'to live'), read as 'he lives' or 'shall live', although as a prophet's name its ultimate origin is debated and linked to the Hebrew Yohanan. Hedged accordingly.
From Arabic حسن (ḥasan) 'handsome, beautiful, good', from the root ḥ-s-n which also gives husn ('beauty'). The sense spans moral goodness and physical beauty.
Hassan is more popular than Yahya today: about 447 US babies were given the name Hassan in 2025, compared with 0 named Yahya.
Yahya means Arabic name of John (the Baptist) (arabic origin), while Hassan means Handsome, good (arabic origin).
In US records, Yahya first appears in 0 and Hassan in 1923, so Yahya has the longer recorded history.