Yiska: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Yiska – Meaning: the night has passed – Origin: Navajo – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: YEES-kah


Yiska is a Navajo boy's name meaning “the night has passed”. It appears in our list of 200+ Native American Baby Names Honoring Indigenous Heritage.

Meaning & Origin of Yiska

Meaning: The night has passed.

Origin: Navajo.

How to Pronounce Yiska

Phonetic: YEES-kah   IPA: /ˈjiːs.kɑː/

Popularity of Yiska

Yiska doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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