boy's name
Yashar
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 153
Yashar is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2014, when 9 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1984.
Yashar over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 22 |
| 1990s | 22 |
| 2000s | 29 |
| 2010s | 42 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 23 |
How popular is Yashar?
In 2025, Yashar was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Yashar 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 Yashar
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yashar also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yashar over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yashar
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yashar — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yashar
How popular is the name Yashar?
In 2025, Yashar was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Yashar a girl's or a boy's name?
Yashar is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yashar most popular?
Yashar peaked in 2014, when 9 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Yashar a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yashar currently ranks #12,281 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.