Yasir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YAH-sir
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #609 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,156 for boys
Yasir is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “easy, prosperous”. In 2025 it ranked 609th for boys in the UK (69 babies) and 1,156th for boys in the US (181 babies).
What does Yasir mean?
Arabic: from yusr, ease
“easy, prosperous”
Yasir ibn Amir, father of Ammar ibn Yasir, was among the earliest converts to Islam.
Is Yasir a girl's or a boy's name?
Yasir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 69 boys in the UK and 181 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yasir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #609among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 69about 1 in 4,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 69 boys in the UK were named Yasir, making it the 609th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 778th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Yasir of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Yasir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 100 boys in the UK were given Yasir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #442, up from #609 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 563rd in England and Wales.
Yasir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | #609 |
| 2024 | 60 | #678 |
| 2023 | 43 | #827 |
| 2022 | 42 | #829 |
| 2021 | 44 | #818 |
| 2020 | 45 | #778 |
| 2019 | 36 | #909 |
| 2018 | 39 | #875 |
| 2017 | 35 | #961 |
| 2016 | 51 | #738 |
| 2015 | 36 | #924 |
| 2014 | 34 | #948 |
| 2013 | 56 | #664 |
| 2012 | 49 | #741 |
| 2011 | 55 | #674 |
| 2010 | 53 | #670 |
| 2009 | 57 | #629 |
| 2008 | 42 | #766 |
| 2007 | 57 | #597 |
| 2006 | 38 | #755 |
| 2005 | 31 | #844 |
| 2004 | 36 | #724 |
| 2003 | 29 | #790 |
| 2002 | 20 | #951 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 17 | #990 |
| 1999 | 20 | #870 |
| 1998 | 16 | #980 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,066 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Yasir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,156among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 181about 1 in 9,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 181 boys in the US were named Yasir, making it the 1,156th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,233rd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 205 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Yasir in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 283 boys in the US were given Yasir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #795, up from #1,156 for this spelling alone.
Yasir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 181 | #1,156 |
| 2024 | 195 | #1,103 |
| 2023 | 162 | #1,223 |
| 2022 | 174 | #1,171 |
| 2021 | 126 | #1,433 |
| 2020 | 152 | #1,233 |
| 2019 | 205 | #1,013 |
| 2018 | 136 | #1,328 |
| 2017 | 123 | #1,413 |
| 2016 | 114 | #1,491 |
| 2015 | 116 | #1,453 |
| 2014 | 85 | #1,766 |
| 2013 | 75 | #1,877 |
| 2012 | 79 | #1,848 |
| 2011 | 105 | #1,516 |
| 2010 | 106 | #1,525 |
| 2009 | 93 | #1,687 |
| 2008 | 91 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 115 | #1,412 |
| 2006 | 125 | #1,316 |
| 2005 | 104 | #1,410 |
| 2004 | 72 | #1,745 |
| 2003 | 74 | #1,670 |
| 2002 | 60 | #1,865 |
| 2001 | 45 | #2,245 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,326 |
| 1999 | 33 | #2,604 |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,014 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,256 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
Names like Yasir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Amir Umar Hamza Ahmed Musa Abdullah Zayd Mustafa Zayan Zayaan Yahya
Other spellings of Yasir
Names related to Yasir
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa Liyana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yasir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yasir, updated 20 October 2026.