Globally, Yav (Yav 
, ياف) is a rare largely male, but uncommonly feminine forename. The first name Yav is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is a very rare dominantly male, but uncommonly feminine name, Turkey, where it is a very rare unisex name, and India, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name. More prevalently, Yav is the last name as well as the forename.