boy's name
Yaser
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 722
Yaser is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2016, when 23 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Yaser 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 | 17 |
| 1980s | 67 |
| 1990s | 74 |
| 2000s | 108 |
| 2010s | 140 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 90 |
How popular is Yaser?
In 2025, Yaser was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Yaser 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.
Names that peaked alongside Yaser
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yaser also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yaser over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yaser
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yaser — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yaser
How popular is the name Yaser?
In 2025, Yaser was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Yaser a girl's or a boy's name?
Yaser is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yaser most popular?
Yaser peaked in 2016, when 23 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Yaser a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yaser currently ranks #5,323 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.