boy's name

Yasin

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 8,695

England and Wales

#554

2025 births

Yasin is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 162 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Yasin is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2008, when 145 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 9,825 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1975.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Yasin over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,150
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Yasin by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 50
1980s 305
1990s 685
2000s 1,150
2010s 1,005
2020s (to 2025) 380

How popular is Yasin?

In 2025, Yasin was given to 60 babies in France, ranking #700 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Yasin is used

England & Wales #554 71 in 2025
France #700 65 in 2025
Scotland #865 3 in 2017
Canada #936 28 in 2024
Ireland #1,024 3 in 2025
United States #1,239 162 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Yasin is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Ya-Sin Ya-Sin is Yasin written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in France. 65
Yasîn Yasîn is a rare spelling of Yasin, written with a circumflex and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. 20
Yâsin Yâsin is a rare spelling of Yasin, written with a circumflex and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5
Yâsîn Yâsîn is a rare spelling of Yasin, written with a circumflex and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Yasin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Yasin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yasin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Yasin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yasin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Yasin

How popular is the name Yasin?

In 2025, Yasin was given to 60 babies in France, ranking #700 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Yasin a girl's or a boy's name?

Yasin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Yasin?

Yasin has 2 syllables.

When was Yasin most popular?

Yasin peaked in 2008, when 145 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Yasin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yasin currently ranks #554 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.