Yassin
Boy · ya-SEEN · Arabic
Yassin is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “the Arabic letters ya and sin”. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies) and 2,718th for boys in the US (47 babies).
What does Yassin mean?
Arabic: French-style spelling of Yasin
“the Arabic letters ya and sin”
A spelling of Yasin, taken from Surah Ya-Sin, the 36th chapter of the Quran.
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- ya-SEEN
Is Yassin a girl's or a boy's name?
Yassin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK and 47 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yassin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,423among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Yassin, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 35 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had more boys named Yassin than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Yassin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 245 boys in the UK were given Yassin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #234, up from #1,423 for this spelling alone.
In 2018, 3% of the babies named Yassin in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,358th in England and Wales.
Yassin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 23 | #1,230 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,067 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,290 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 35 | #946 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,099 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,203 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,171 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,031 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 17 | #990 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 22 | #790 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Yassin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,718among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the US were named Yassin, making it the 2,718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,416th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 70 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Yassin in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 424 boys in the US were given Yassin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #623, up from #2,718 for this spelling alone.
Yassin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #2,718 |
| 2024 | 48 | #2,715 |
| 2023 | 45 | #2,804 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,149 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,416 |
| 2019 | 56 | #2,393 |
| 2018 | 47 | #2,634 |
| 2017 | 50 | #2,531 |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,145 |
| 2015 | 55 | #2,354 |
| 2014 | 66 | #2,097 |
| 2013 | 70 | #1,963 |
| 2012 | 59 | #2,208 |
| 2011 | 50 | #2,477 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 46 | #2,662 |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,284 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,186 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,706 |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,949 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
Names like Yassin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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