Around the world, يحيا (يحيا 
) is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom feminine first name. The forename يحيا is habitual in Syria, where it is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but very seldom female name, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Algeria, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Egypt, Syria, and Algeria. Likewise, يحيا is the last name as well as the forename.