Yaaseen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ya-SEEN
- Origin
- Arabic
Yaaseen is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “the Arabic letters ya and sin”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Yaaseen mean?
Arabic: spelling of Yaseen, itself a spelling of Yasin
“the Arabic letters ya and sin”
Taken from Surah Ya-Sin, the 36th chapter of the Quran, which opens with the letters ya and sin.
Meaning borrowed from Yaseen.
Is Yaaseen a girl's or a boy's name?
Yaaseen is a boys' name.
How popular is Yaaseen in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yaaseen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Yaaseen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
Names like Yaaseen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan Hamza Saif Samir Fahad Faizan Umair Usman Amaan Habib Zohaib Haseeb
Names related to Yaaseen
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yaaseen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yaaseen, updated 20 October 2026.