ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1976 First Year 2026 Last Year 2006 Peak Year #705 Peak Rank 5K Total Count 49 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Yair What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Yair is a Hebrew given name. Jair is a variant. It may refer to:Jair or Yair, a judge in the Bible's Book of Judges Yair Bacharach (1639–1702), a rabbi in Germany Yair Davidovitz, Israeli Olympic sport shooter Yair Golan, Israeli politician and former general in the Israel Defense Forces Yair González, Argentine footballer Yair Kless, Israeli violinist and professor Yair Lapid, Israeli… Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yair%5F%28given%5Fname%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yair%5F%28given%5Fname%29) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Hebrew * Biblical Hebrew * Spanish 📖 ## The Story of Yair Yair first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1976, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 311 births, good for #705 nationwide. About 41% of every Yair on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Yair ranks #1,239 for baby boys with 162 births, gradually rising (+9%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Yair Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Yair. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Jair](/jair) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Yair Phonetically similar names — useful when Yair is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Yare * Year * Yeer * Your * Ure * Yore * [Yar](/yar) * Youre * Eur * Yor * Ewer * Yaar Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Yair What does the name Yair mean? Yair is a Hebrew given name. Jair is a variant. It may refer to:Jair or Yair, a judge in the Bible's Book of Judges Yair Bacharach (1639–1702), a rabbi in Germany Yair Davidovitz, Israeli Olympic sport shooter Yair Golan, Israeli politician and former general in the Israel Defense Forces Yair González, Argentine footballer Yair Kless, Israeli violinist and professor Yair Lapid, Israeli… What is the origin of the name Yair? Yair has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Spanish. How popular is Yair in 2026? In 2026, Yair ranks #1,239 among boys' names in the U.S., with 162 babies given the name that year. When was Yair most popular? Yair reached its peak popularity in 2006, ranking #705 that year with 311 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Yair most popular? Yair has historically been most popular in Puerto Rico, Nevada, Oregon. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Yair. Is Yair a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Yair is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Yair? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Yair include Lorin, Holland, Karim. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Yair? Common variants and related forms of Yair include Jair. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names [👦LorinPeak #705](/lorin)[👦HollandPeak #705](/holland)[👦KarimPeak #705](/karim)[👦YahyaPeak #705](/yahya)[👦PresleyPeak #706](/presley)[👦CassPeak #706](/cass)[👦DentonPeak #706](/denton)[👦JustynPeak #706](/justyn) ## About the name Yair Yair is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Yair's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #705\. Use the chart and map above to compare Yair's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2006 → ](/year/2006) * [ Names of the 2000s → ](/decade/2000s) * [ Names starting with "Y" → ](/letter/y) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.