Yassine
Yassine is a given name, an alternative of Yasin, Yassin, Yaseen and Yacine. The name is most common in North Africa. The name is derived from a chapter (surah) of the Quran called Ya-Sin. It is an epithet of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Yassine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yassine is a given name, an alternative of Yasin, Yassin, Yaseen and Yacine. The name is most common in North Africa. The name is derived from a chapter (surah) of the Quran called Ya-Sin. It is an epithet of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Yassine
Yassine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 36 births, good for #3,147 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Yassines. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,370 among baby boy names with 18 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). In total, more than 512 Yassines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Yassine
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About the name Yassine
Yassine is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 512 births in the dataset. Yassine's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #3,147. Use the chart and map above to compare Yassine'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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