Boys' name · since 1975
Yaser
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 496 babies named Yaser, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,930 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,275 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 496
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
496 babies have been named Yaser since 1975, making it today's #5275 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Yaser recorded 496 times among boys since 1975, holding rank #5275 nationally today, ahead of 62% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #7,930 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,275 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 496 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaser ranks #7,930 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,275 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 496 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,930 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,275 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 496
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yaser's 496 recorded births place it above 82.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yaser compares
496 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yaser's all-time total is 34% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yaser | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 496 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yaser's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yaser splits its recorded history at 2003: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yaser popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Yaser by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (140 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Yaser's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Yaser births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
67 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
140 births
- 2020s
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 140 births (28% of all-time use).
Yaser by state
Where Yaser concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 496 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Yaser's data
- Yaser's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (140 total births) through the 2020s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yasers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yaser: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yaser draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.