Given name
Yestin
“one who is just”·“one who is just and fair”
Yestin is used as a given name. Interpretations include “one who is just” (Welsh) and “one who is just and fair” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is just” (Welsh) and “one who is just and fair” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yestin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yestin’s family of names
Yestin has a related form in Yestine. Yestin has a related form in Yestyn. Yestin has a related form in Yestyne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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