Yassin
Yassin, an alternative of Yasin, Yassine, Yaseen, Yacine, Yesine, Yessine and Yessin, is a unisex given name mostly common in the Arab world and Muslim countries, and a surname.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Yassin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yassin, an alternative of Yasin, Yassine, Yaseen, Yacine, Yesine, Yessine and Yessin, is a unisex given name mostly common in the Arab world and Muslim countries, and a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Yassin
The earliest SSA record of Yassin as a baby boy name dates back to 1988, when 5 babies received it. 2013 was its biggest year on record, with 70 newborns named Yassin — #1,964 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Yassin on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Yassin ranks #2,618 for baby boys with 51 births, holding steady (+5%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Yassin
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About the name Yassin
Yassin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Yassin's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #1,964. Use the chart and map above to compare Yassin'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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