Boys' name · since 1988

Yassin

Yassin has 1,156 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,700 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,754 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,156
born since 1988
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Yassin is the #2754 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,156 recorded since 1988.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yassin has been recorded 1,156 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #2754 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 1988 to 2025.

  • #4,700 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,754 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,156 born since 1988
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yassin ranks #4,700 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,754 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,156 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.

#4,700 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,754 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,156
born since 1988
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%80.2%
Yassin vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Yassin's 1,156 recorded births place it above 89.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Yassin compares

1,156 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

Yassin's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Yassin Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,156 369 358,536
Peak-year births 70 34 22,252

Yassin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Yassin splits its recorded history at 2008: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 70 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Yassin popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
70
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
020406080 19881995200020052010201520202025 47

Yassin popularity over time - girls

13 total births recorded since 2005 (Yassin as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 13 births
456789 20052011 5

Yassin by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (563 births, 49% of the file).

2010s was Yassin's strongest decade.

563 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Yassin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 563 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Yassin 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 Yassin's total volume

Yassin vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -36, 5.9%-63, 4.1%-146, 2.9%-70, 3.2%-39, 5.4%-34, 5.6%-102, 4.4%-106, 2.9%-56, 11.3%-30, 9.5%-34, 9.5%-110, 4.8%-43, 8.3%-26, 6.9%-54, 4.8%Yassin-38, 6.1%Yassin
Yassin vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Yassin by state

Where Yassin concentrates geographically, total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yassin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
194 16.8%
#2 New Jersey
62 5.4%
#3 California
55 4.8%
#4 Florida
26 2.2%
#5 Texas
24 2.1%
#6 Massachusetts
10 0.9%
#7 Illinois
5 0.4%
#8 Ohio
5 0.4%
New York share of Yassin's total US births 16.8%
Even split

194 of 1,156 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Yassin appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yassin?
1,156 babies have been named Yassin since 1988. All-time, it sits at #4,700 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,754 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 70 births.
Where does Yassin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yassin ranks #4,700 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,754 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yassin most popular?
Yassin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 563 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Yassin most popular?
The top states for the name Yassin are New York (194 births), New Jersey (62 births), California (55 births).
How long has the name Yassin been used?
Records for Yassin go back to 1988, giving 38 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Yassin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yaseen, Yasir, Yasin, Yash, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Yassin's data

  • Yassin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (563 total births) through the 2020s (246) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Yassins (194 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.

Keep exploring Yassin

Nearby Names Like Yassin

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yassin

Names with a similar popularity rank to Yassin

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yassin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2025 (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 Yassin 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.