Yaser
Yasser is an Arabic male name meaning "to be of ease" or "of wealth".
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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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. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 23 Yasers were born — ranking #4,325 that year. As of 2026, Yaser ranks #5,806 for baby boys 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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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 .
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