Yaser
Yasser is an Arabic male name meaning "to be of ease" or "of wealth".
- Persian
- Turkish
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Yaser
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yasser is an Arabic male name meaning "to be of ease" or "of wealth".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
- Turkish
- Arabic
The Story of Yaser
Yaser first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 23 births, good for #4,325 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Yasers. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,806 among baby boy names with 16 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 510 Yasers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Yaser
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About the name Yaser
Yaser is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 510 births in the dataset. Yaser's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #3,653. Use the chart and map above to compare Yaser'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 .
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.