Yasser
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YAH-ser
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,537 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,718 for boys
Yasser is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “prosperous, at ease”. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 2,718th for boys in the US (47 babies).
What does Yasser mean?
Arabic: spelling of Yasir
“prosperous, at ease”
Yasir ibn Amir, husband of Sumayyah and father of Ammar, was among the first Muslims to die for their faith.
Is Yasser a girl's or a boy's name?
Yasser is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK and 47 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yasser in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,537th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Yasser, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 20 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yasser in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 100 boys in the UK were given Yasser or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #442, up from #1,537 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales.
Yasser in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,389 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Yasser in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,718th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47 about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the US were named Yasser, making it the 2,718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,885th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 61 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Yasser in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 283 boys in the US were given Yasser or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #795, up from #2,718 for this spelling alone.
Yasser in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #2,718 |
| 2024 | 44 | #2,873 |
| 2023 | 52 | #2,540 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2,324 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 41 | #2,885 |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,363 |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,847 |
| 2017 | 60 | #2,216 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2,207 |
| 2015 | 44 | #2,721 |
| 2014 | 41 | #2,845 |
| 2013 | 49 | #2,490 |
| 2012 | 45 | #2,677 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3,993 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,549 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 40 | #2,831 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,315 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Names like Yasser
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Hamza, Umar, Musa, Ahmed, Amir, Abdullah, Zayd, Mustafa, Zayan, Yahya, Zayaan
Other spellings of Yasser
Names related to Yasser
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, “Yasser: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yasser, updated 20 October 2026.