boy's name

Yasser

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 5,550

France

#402

2025 births

Yasser is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Yasser is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2015, when 190 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 4,912 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1971.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Yasser 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.

1,500
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Yasser by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 50
1980s 145
1990s 200
2000s 685
2010s 1,500
2020s (to 2025) 770

How popular is Yasser?

In 2025, Yasser was given to 120 babies in France, ranking #402 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Yasser is used

France #402 120 in 2025
Ireland #820 3 in 2010
England & Wales #1,507 18 in 2025
Canada #1,757 12 in 2024
United States #2,739 47 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.

Names that peaked alongside Yasser

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

Parents who like Yasser also like

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

Sibling names for Yasser

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

Common questions about Yasser

How popular is the name Yasser?

In 2025, Yasser was given to 120 babies in France, ranking #402 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Yasser is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Yasser?

Yasser has 2 syllables.

When was Yasser most popular?

Yasser peaked in 2015, when 190 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Yasser a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yasser currently ranks #402 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.