The baby name Ahia is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-HEE-ah.
The baby name Ahia is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-HEE-ah.
Ahia is Hebrew, Igbo in Origin.
Ahia is a Hebrew given name formed from achi “my brother/kinsman” + Yah, the divine name, yielding the meaning “Yahweh is my brother,” often understood as “God is my ally/kinsman.” Related translations render it as “Yah is my brother” or “kinsman of the Lord.”
The name appears in the Hebrew Bible under the longer form Ahijah (Hebrew: Aḥiyyah), borne by the Shilonite prophet who counseled Jeroboam, among several other figures. In English Bibles, spellings include Ahiah and Ahijah; modern Israeli usage favors Achiya/Ahiya, while Ahia serves as a shorter transliteration. Though classically masculine, some contemporary parents adopt it as unisex due to its soft sound. Variants and close forms: Achiya, Ahiya, Ahiah, Ahijah; cognate theophoric names include Ahiram (“my brother is exalted”) and Ahimelech (“my brother is king”). Use persists in Jewish communities and has seen a modest revival in modern Hebrew naming.
Ahia is seldom given. We have only 117 recorded uses of it on record, from 26 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #556 | 6 | 10,655 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #557 | 20 | 10,045 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #596 | 12 | 10,983 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #820 | 7 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,603 | 12 | 28,008 |
Ahia is popular in 26 countries — most recent births per country:
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