Yaseen
Yaseen is an Arabic-based name and a variant of Yasin, Yassin, Yassine and Yacine. It is an Arabic-based unisex name used frequently in the Arab World and Muslim countries, and a surname. The name comes from a chapter (surah) of the Quran called Ya-Sin. It is an epithet of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Meaning & Origin of Yaseen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yaseen is an Arabic-based name and a variant of Yasin, Yassin, Yassine and Yacine. It is an Arabic-based unisex name used frequently in the Arab World and Muslim countries, and a surname. The name comes from a chapter (surah) of the Quran called Ya-Sin. It is an epithet of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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The Story of Yaseen
Yaseen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1980, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 191 Yaseens were born — ranking #1,129 that year. As of 2026, Yaseen ranks #1,129 for baby boys with 191 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Yaseens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yaseen
Yaseen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Yaseen's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,096. Use the chart and map above to compare Yaseen'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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