Boys' name · since 1975
Yasser
1,219 babies named Yasser in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,528 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,744 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,219
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yasser is the #2744 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,219 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yasser has been recorded 1,219 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #2744 nationally and more common than 80% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,528 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,744 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,219 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yasser ranks #4,528 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,744 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,219 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,528 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,744 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,219
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yasser's 1,219 recorded births place it above 90.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Yasser compares
1,219 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Yasser's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yasser | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,219 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yasser's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yasser's full recorded timeline at 2002, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yasser popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Yasser by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (454 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Yasser's strongest decade.
454 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Yasser births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 111
1980s
111 births
- 1990s 108
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
235 births
- 2010s
2010s
454 births
- 2020s
2020s
281 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 454 births (37% of all-time use).
How Yasser compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yasser's total volume
Yasser by state
Where Yasser concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 69 | 5.7% |
| #2 | California | | 57 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 39 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 36 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 34 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.6% |
69 of 1,219 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Yasser appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yasser's data
- Yasser's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (454 total births) through the 2020s (281) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yassers (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yasser: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
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 Yasser 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.