Around the world, یش (Yash 
, یش) is a common predominantly male, but scarcely female first name. The first name یش is characteristic of Mauritius, where it is a common primarily boy's, but very seldom female name, United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very infrequently female name, and Oman, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Mauritius, and Bangladesh. Very seldom, یش is the last name as well as the forename.