Yasin
An Arabic name meaning "the benevolent" or "the kindly one".
Name Census estimates that about 2,589 living Americans carry the first name Yasin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yasin today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yasin births was 2020 (127 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yasin. 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 Yasin with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Yasin is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.6K
~ 1 in 132,389 Americans
Peak year
2020
127 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,586
Tracked since 1971
Census
Yasin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,590 people with the first name Yasin, which placed it at #6,241 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
#6,241
National first-name rank
People counted
2.6K
2,590 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
44.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yasin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yasin is Black at 44.5%. The next largest groups are White (28.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (16.3%). 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 Yasin 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 Yasin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American44.5% · 1,152
- White28.0% · 724
- Asian and Pacific Islander16.3% · 421
- Two or more races6.4% · 167
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 123
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Yasin
Out of the 2,624 babies given the name Yasin since 1880, 99.8% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Yasin as a male name
- Ranked #1,586 in 2024
- 109 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2020 (127 births)
Yasin as a female name
- Ranked #18,759 in 2016
- 5 female births in 2016
- Peak: 2016 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yasin leans strongly male. 2,501 people counted with this name were male (96.8%), compared with 83 female bearers (3.2%).
Popularity
Yasin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yasin from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 971 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yasin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yasin 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 Yasin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yasins live
The SSA's state-level files cover 18 states and territories. New York, New Jersey, California recorded the most babies named Yasin, while Arizona, Missouri, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 79 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yasin
Yasin is a masculine given name of Arabic origin. It is derived from the Arabic root word 'ya-sin', which is the combination of two letters in the Arabic alphabet, 'ya' and 'sin'. The name is believed to have originated in the Arabian Peninsula during the 7th century AD, around the time of the advent of Islam.
The name Yasin is mentioned in the Quran, the holy book of Islam, as the title of the 36th chapter. The chapter is named after the two Arabic letters 'ya' and 'sin' that appear at the beginning of the chapter. While the exact meaning of these letters is debated among scholars, the chapter is considered significant in Islamic teachings.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yasin can be found in the works of the renowned Arab historian and scholar, Ibn Ishaq (704-767 AD). He mentions a companion of the Prophet Muhammad named Yasin ibn Abi Awfa, who participated in the early Muslim conquests and played a role in the spread of Islam.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Yasin. One of the most famous is Yasin al-Fadl (1145-1210 AD), a prominent Syrian philosopher, logician, and mathematician during the Ayyubid period. Another notable figure is Yasin al-Khatib (1927-2010), a Syrian writer and intellectual who played a significant role in the Arab literary renaissance.
In the Ottoman Empire, Yasin Pasha (1781-1857) was a prominent military leader and statesman who served as the Grand Vizier (Prime Minister) of the Ottoman Empire from 1853 to 1855. He is credited with initiating several reforms in the Ottoman military and administrative systems.
More recently, Yasin al-Hafiz (1912-1994) was a renowned Syrian poet and writer who made significant contributions to modern Arabic literature. His works explored themes of love, nationalism, and social justice, and he is considered one of the most influential poets of the 20th century.
While the name Yasin is predominantly associated with the Arab and Islamic world, it has also been used in other cultures and regions, particularly those with historical connections to the Middle East or Islamic influences.
People
Yasin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yasin 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
Yasin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yasin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,589 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yasin 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 132,389 US residents.
Is Yasin a common name?
We classify Yasin as "Rare". It ranks above 94.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,624 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yasin most popular?
The single biggest year for Yasin was 2020, when 127 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yasin is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yasin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,590 people with the name Yasin, or 0.86 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,241 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 Yasin 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 Yasin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yasin leans strongly male. 2,501 people counted with this name were male (96.8%), compared with 83 female bearers (3.2%). 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 Yasin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yasin is Black at 44.5%. The next largest groups are White (28.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (16.3%). 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 Yasin most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Yasin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.5% (1,152 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 Yasin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yasin a male name?
Yes, 99.8% of people registered as Yasin 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 Yasin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yasin 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 Yasin 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 Yasin?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.