Fun Facts About the Name Yeab
- 90 babies named Yeab: U.S. records list 90 babies given the name Yeab from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 girls received the name Yeab - about 1 girl for every 17 boys.
What Does the Name Yeab Mean?
The name Yeab is used in Ethiopia and Eritrea, in communities that speak Amharic and Tigrinya, but no well-documented etymology for it is available. A possible but unconfirmed reading treats it as containing the Ge'ez element ʾab (አብ), "father," with the genitive prefix ye-, "of," which would give a literal sense like "of the father." This remains only a suggestion; it is not established that the name was formed this way, and other origins have not been ruled out.
How Popular is the Name Yeab?
Yeab has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #6,492 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #17,559 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,641 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #7,702 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #6,492 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #7,236 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #8,130 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #10,762 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #14,016 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #9,653 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #7,582 | 11 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Yeab Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual. You hate bondage in any form. You have love of beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You are willing to take spiritual matters on faith instead of subjecting them to mental analysis. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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