Yakir
Yakir is a Hebrew name. Notable people with the name include:Iona Yakir (1896–1937), Red Army commander Yakir Aharonov, Israeli physicist Yakir Gueron (1813–1874), Turkish rabbi
Meaning & Origin of Yakir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yakir is a Hebrew name. Notable people with the name include:Iona Yakir (1896–1937), Red Army commander Yakir Aharonov, Israeli physicist Yakir Gueron (1813–1874), Turkish rabbi
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The Story of Yakir
Yakir first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2000, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 9 Yakirs were born — ranking #8,139 that year. As of 2026, Yakir ranks #12,323 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 73 Yakirs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yakir
Yakir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 73 births in the dataset. Yakir's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #8,139. Use the chart and map above to compare Yakir'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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