Yaw is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #7484 in 2011 with 11 recorded births. This places Yaw in the bottom 48% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 1997 with 18 births ranking #3873. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 37.5%. In 2011, approximately 1 in every 172,635 boys born was named Yaw. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.