Yasin
Yasin is a surname and unisex given name of Arabic origin. The name comes from a chapter (surah) of the Quran called Ya-Sin. Variants include Yassin, Yaseni, Yassine, Yaseen, Jasin and Yacine.
- Arabic
- Persian
- Urdu
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Yasin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yasin is a surname and unisex given name of Arabic origin. The name comes from a chapter (surah) of the Quran called Ya-Sin. Variants include Yassin, Yaseni, Yassine, Yaseen, Jasin and Yacine.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Persian
- Urdu
- Turkish
- Uyghur
The Story of Yasin
Yasin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 127 births, good for #1,377 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Yasins. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,617 among baby boy names with 107 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 3K Yasins 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 Yasin
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About the name Yasin
Yasin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Yasin's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,377. Use the chart and map above to compare Yasin'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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