boy's name

Yassir

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 2,843

France

#521

2025 births

Yassir is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Yassir is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2020, when 110 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 6,935 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1975.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Yassir 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.

910
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Yassir by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 30
1980s 75
1990s 140
2000s 475
2010s 910
2020s (to 2025) 570

How popular is Yassir?

In 2025, Yassir was given to 85 babies in France, ranking #521 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Yassir is used

France #521 85 in 2025
Canada #2,712 6 in 2019
England & Wales #4,672 4 in 2025
United States #4,911 20 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 Yassir

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

Parents who like Yassir also like

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

Sibling names for Yassir

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

Common questions about Yassir

How popular is the name Yassir?

In 2025, Yassir was given to 85 babies in France, ranking #521 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Yassir is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Yassir?

Yassir has 2 syllables.

When was Yassir most popular?

Yassir peaked in 2020, when 110 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Yassir a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yassir currently ranks #521 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.