boy's name
Yair
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,250
Yair is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 124 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Yair is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2006, when 311 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 26,737 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1976.
Yair over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 19 |
| 1980s | 91 |
| 1990s | 261 |
| 2000s | 2,133 |
| 2010s | 1,738 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 800 |
How popular is Yair?
In 2025, Yair was given to 124 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Yair is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Yair is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Yaïr | Yaïr is a rare spelling of Yair, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 85 times, mostly in France. | 85 |
Names that peaked alongside Yair
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yair also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yair over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yair
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yair — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yair
How popular is the name Yair?
In 2025, Yair was given to 124 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Yair a girl's or a boy's name?
Yair is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yair most popular?
Yair peaked in 2006, when 311 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Yair a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yair currently ranks #1,443 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.