Yanah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning he answered or god answered.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Yanah by the numbers
Yanah was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yanah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Yanaresponsive or attentive43 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yannahgod is gracious; a form of Johanna4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yarah8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yanay5 in the US (2017)
- Yanetgod is gracious; variant of Janette6 in England and Wales (2025)
- YanniGod is gracious; a form of John27 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Yanah
Names that are said the same way as Yanah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- YannaGod is gracious; a form of Johanna3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Yanah, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Yanah
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