Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Yahir isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yahir through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,481
- 12,431 boys · 50 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 1,287 babies
- 2025
- 305
- #816 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 305 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 816 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 4.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,274 in 2003. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (62). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,608 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yahir’s family of names
In English usage, Yahir has a related form in Jair.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Yahir, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Yaasir
>99% boys
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94% boys · 6% girls
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>99% boys
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99% boys · 1% girls
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>99% boys
Elvir
Elvir is a surname.
>99% boys
Jagger
“one who carts provisions”
96% boys · 4% girls
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