Yasseen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ya-SEEN
- Origin
- Arabic
Yasseen 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 Yasseen 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 Yasseen a girl's or a boy's name?
Yasseen is a boys' name.
How popular is Yasseen in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 5 boys.
Yasseen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
Names like Yasseen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayaan, Faizan, Ahmed, Muhammad, Zayan, Zayyan, Yazan, Azaan, Musab, Saifan, Abdur, Abdulrahman
Names related to Yasseen
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
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, “Yasseen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yasseen, updated 20 October 2026.