Yaw
How to say it: YOW · /ˈjau/
Akan name meaning 'born on Thursday' - traditional day-name for boys in Ghana.
Yaw was the 10,807th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 6 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 35% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #10,873 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #10,807 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 6 |
| Share of births | 1 in 552,557 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | −35% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #10,873 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Yaw is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Yaw is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English.
Famous people named Yaw
- Yaw Yeboah (born 1997)Ghanaian association football player
- Yaw Preko (born 1974)Ghanian footballer
- Yaw Osei Adutwum (born 1964)Ghanaian politician
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