What’s the Back Story?
Yaya Panton’s journey as a creator goes as far back as the Winter of 2017, when her parents, Don and Malinda, created their family YouTube channel, Pantons Squad. At this time, Yaya was nearly 9 years old and still in elementary school.
The year is February 2, 2017, and Yaya’s parents would launch @YayaandDJThePantonsKids channel, which originally started as Yaya and DJ The Panton Kids, and featured only Yaya and her immediate younger brother, DJ. Well, at the time Yaya and DJ were the only kids the Panton family had.
Currently, though, the channel name is simply “Yaya and DJ”, although the channel handle remains the same. Yaya’s youngest siblings, Bryson and Brielle, both born post-2020, also feature in the channel from time to time.
Got it? Well, now, we tell you everything else we found out about her, including details about her early life, family background, ethnicity, height, relationship timeline, and pretty much everything there’s to know about her. Before we get into all of that, though, take a look at her quick profile rundown.
Profile Rundown
| Real Name | Sariyah Yaya Panton |
| Last Name | Panton |
| Birthday | June 3, 2008 |
| Age | 17 years old |
| Birthplace | United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Profession | YouTube Star |
| Years Active | 2017 – Present |
| Management | TheStation.io |
Early Life
Yaya Panton was born on June 3, 2008, in the United States, and yes, she is Gen Z. Her zodiac sign is Gemini and currently, she is 17 years old. Her full name (real name) is Sariyah Yaya Panton) with Sariyah being her first name.
Yaya is currently in her senior year of high school and is set to graduate later in 2026. She is likely homeschooling, given her family is quite popular.
Family Background
Per open source documents, she has Jamaican, African-American, and Haitian ethnic background. She has three siblings: two brothers, DJ Panton (born February 23, 2012, now 13) and Bryson King Panton (born May 30 2021, now 4), and one sister named Brielle Panton (born March 15 2023, now 2).
Her dad, Don Panton, was born on December 13, 1984, and is currently 40 years old while her mom, Malinda Panton, was born on August 31, 1988, now 36 years old. For what it’s worth, her mom was 19 years old when she had her while her dad was 23 years old.
Body Measurements
Yaya Panton is 5 feet 2 inches tall (157 cm) and weighs 54 kg (119 lbs). She has African-American, Jamaican, and Haitian descent. Speaking more about ethnic background, her mom has Haitian ancestry while her dad has Jamaican ancestry. Given her ethnic ancestry, she has brown skin color, black eye color, and black hair color.
Relationship Timeline
As far as relationship timeline goes, Yaya Panton has only had one boyfriend. She has been dating her current boyfriend since 2023, however, she has yet to share his name.
And, although there was previously a rumor that they broke up because the boyfriend cheated, we fact-checked that and can confirm that to be false.
Cue into this: the year is July 14, 2024, and Yaya’s parents posted a video on their Pantons Squad YouTube channel titled “Yaya Broke Up With Boyfriend Because We Moved.. She’s So Sad.”
Well… yeah. Yaya and her boyfriend broke back in the Summer of 2024 only because her family moved out from their previous house. Get this, though: Yaya’s boyfriend is still in close contact with her and family, because on February 16, 2025, her parents posted a vlog entitled: “Yaya Brings Her Boyfriend Over On Valentine’s Day.”
Apparently, Yaya’s boyfriend had visited her family house in their new apartment to celebrate 2025 Valentine’s Day with her. Meanwhile, back on January 26, 2024, the couple celebrated their anniversary. Cue into this YouTube video Yaya’s parents posted entitled “Yaya and Her Boyfriend Celebrate Their ANNIVERSARY! *Parents Go Wild*”.
Back in January, he also bought flowers for her. And, on a rather side note, he is still good friends with Karissa.
Career Timeline
Yaya Panton’s family has been represented by TheStation.io talent agency. Yaya, known as the oldest child of family YouTube collective, Pantons Squad, has been featuring in the family YouTube channel since she was eight years old.
Her parents began creating content on their Pantons Squad YouTube channel back in January 2017, which currently has over 1.6k thousand videos, 3 million subscribers and over 887 million all-time views.
The @YayaandDJThePantonsKids, which features her and her siblings, launched in February 2017, currently has 350k thousand subscribers, over 200 videos, and 38 million all-time views.
Now, her self-titled channel, @yayapanton2716, launched on July 8, 2017, currently has over 1.5 million subscribers, nearly 1k thousand videos, and approximately 345 million all-time views.
Away from YouTube, Yaya Panton is also active on TikTok. Although her first TikTok account got banned at 1.1 million followers, her current TikTok account, @riyahsecrettwin, has accumulated over 1.6 million followers. Her @yayapanton Instagram account has 1.3 million followers, her Snapchat @yayapanton63 has 165k thousand subscribers.
Given this content reach and fan base across different social media platforms, Yaya Panton and her family earn quite a lot of money from their family content brand.
Citation/Sources:
Yaya Broke Up With Boyfriend Because We Moved.. She’s So Sad, video on the Pantons Squad YouTube channel from July 14, 2024: YouTube video here.
Yaya and Her Boyfriend Celebrate Their ANNIVERSARY! *Parents Go Wild*, video on the Pantons Squad YouTube channel from January 26, 2024: YouTube video here.
Yaya Brings Her Boyfriend Over On Valentine’s Day, video on the Pantons Squad YouTube channel from February 16, 2025: YouTube video here.
Yaya Panton’s boyfriend bought her flowers back in January 2025: TikTok video here.
