Yacine
A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "certainty" or "safety".
Name Census estimates that about 202 living Americans carry the first name Yacine. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 57.8% of registrations being male. The average person named Yacine today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yacine births was 2016 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yacine. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Yacine with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
202
~ 1 in 1,696,804 Americans
Peak year
2016
20 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,840
Tracked since 1997
Census
Yacine in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 524 people with the first name Yacine, which placed it at #19,926 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,926
National first-name rank
People counted
524
524 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
55.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yacine
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yacine is White at 55.2%. The next largest groups are Black (36.5%) and Two or More Races (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yacine described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yacine at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White55.2% · 289
- Black or African American36.5% · 191
- Two or more races5.2% · 27
- Hispanic or Latino1.7% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Yacine
Yacine is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 204 total registrations, 118 (57.8%) were male and 86 (42.2%) were female.
Yacine as a male name
- Ranked #10,840 in 2024
- 7 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2016 (11 births)
Yacine as a female name
- Ranked #17,528 in 2024
- 5 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1997 (9 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Yacine on both sides of the split. Of the 519 people counted with this name, 335 were male (64.5%) and 184 were female (35.5%).
Popularity
Yacine: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yacine from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 87 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yacine remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yacine by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yacine during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yacine
The name Yacine originates from the Arabic language and culture, with its roots dating back to the 7th century CE. It is believed to be derived from the Arabic word "ya'qub," which means "supplanter" or "he who follows." This name has strong connections to the Islamic faith and the prophet Jacob, who is revered in both Islam and Judaism.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yacine can be found in the Quran, the holy book of Islam. The name is mentioned in reference to the prophet Jacob, who is known as Ya'qub in Arabic. This association with a prominent figure in Islamic tradition has contributed to the name's widespread use among Muslims throughout the centuries.
In the 9th century CE, a notable figure named Yacine al-Barmaki lived during the Abbasid Caliphate. He was a member of the influential Barmakid family, known for their patronage of scholars and poets. Yacine al-Barmaki himself was a renowned scholar and influential figure in the court of Harun al-Rashid.
During the 12th century, a prominent Sufi mystic and poet named Yacine al-Khidr gained recognition for his spiritual writings and teachings. He was born in Andalusia (modern-day Spain) and played a significant role in spreading Sufism, a mystical branch of Islam, throughout the region.
In the 16th century, Yacine Reisu was a celebrated Ottoman admiral and navigator. He was known for his expertise in cartography and his contributions to the Ottoman navy, leading several expeditions and exploring new trade routes in the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean regions.
Another notable figure bearing the name Yacine was Yacine Bey, a 19th-century Ottoman statesman and diplomat. He served as the Governor of Crete and played a crucial role in negotiating treaties and maintaining diplomatic relations between the Ottoman Empire and European powers.
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who have carried the name Yacine. The name has been prevalent in various regions with strong Islamic influences, including the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Europe where Muslim communities have existed for centuries.
People
Yacine + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yacine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yacine: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yacine?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 202 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yacine going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,696,804 US residents.
Is Yacine a common name?
We classify Yacine as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 204 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yacine most popular?
The single biggest year for Yacine was 2016, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yacine is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yacine in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 524 people with the name Yacine, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,926 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yacine in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yacine?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Yacine on both sides of the split. Of the 519 people counted with this name, 335 were male (64.5%) and 184 were female (35.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yacine?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yacine is White at 55.2%. The next largest groups are Black (36.5%) and Two or More Races (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yacine most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Yacine in the 2020 Census, accounting for 55.2% (289 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yacine in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yacine a male name?
Yes, 57.8% of people registered as Yacine in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yacine still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yacine in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yacine can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Yacine?
See how many Americans are named Yacine on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.