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Yasir

Boy

Meaning of Yasir: Arabic: 'to be easy'

Yasir is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1163rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 630th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1163

181 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#630

60 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,267

First recorded 1974 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 22 babies1998: 26 babies1999: 33 babies2000: 41 babies20002001: 45 babies2002: 60 babies2003: 74 babies2004: 72 babies2005: 104 babies2006: 125 babies2007: 115 babies2008: 91 babies2009: 93 babies2010: 106 babies20102011: 105 babies2012: 79 babies2013: 75 babies2014: 85 babies2015: 116 babies2016: 114 babies2017: 123 babies2018: 136 babies2019: 205 babies2020: 152 babies20202021: 126 babies2022: 174 babies2023: 162 babies2024: 195 babies2025: 181 babies
US babies named Yasir per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 205.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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