Yahir
Yahir Othón Parra, simply known as Yahir, is a Mexican singer and actor from Hermosillo, Sonora. He began his career as one of the participants in the music reality show La Academia in 2002 and in addition to Yuridia, also from Hermosillo, is one of the most popular stars to come from the show. He became a judge of the show's tenth season.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Yahir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yahir Othón Parra, simply known as Yahir, is a Mexican singer and actor from Hermosillo, Sonora. He began his career as one of the participants in the music reality show La Academia in 2002 and in addition to Yuridia, also from Hermosillo, is one of the most popular stars to come from the show. He became a judge of the show's tenth season.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Yahir
Yahir first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1992, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 1,274 Yahirs were born — ranking #258 that year. As of 2026, Yahir ranks #760 for baby boys with 341 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). In total, more than 13K Yahirs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yahir
Yahir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Yahir's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #258. Use the chart and map above to compare Yahir's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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