Yazleen
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "flower bud".
Name Census estimates that about 99 living Americans carry the first name Yazleen. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yazleen today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yazleen births was 2015 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yazleen. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yazleen. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
99
~ 1 in 3,462,165 Americans
Peak year
2015
17 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#15,152
Tracked since 2008
Popularity
Yazleen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yazleen from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 74 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yazleen 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 Yazleen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yazleens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yazleen
The name Yazleen has its origins in the Middle East, specifically in the Arabic language. It is a relatively modern name, first appearing in the late 20th century. The name is derived from the Arabic word "yazl," which means "to flow" or "to stream." It is believed to have been created as a combination of the Arabic names Yazeed and Leen.
While there are no known historical references to the name Yazleen in ancient texts or religious scriptures, its components have roots in Arabic culture and language. The name Yazeed, for instance, has been used for centuries and means "to increase" or "to augment." The name Leen, on the other hand, means "soft" or "tender."
The earliest recorded examples of the name Yazleen are from the late 1980s and early 1990s. However, it did not gain widespread popularity until the 2000s, particularly in the Middle East and among Arabic communities around the world.
Despite its relatively recent origins, there are a few notable individuals who bear the name Yazleen. One of the earliest recorded instances is Yazleen Al-Qasim, a Syrian writer and journalist born in 1988. Another notable figure is Yazleen Aziz, a Kuwaiti fashion designer and entrepreneur who founded her own clothing line in the early 2010s.
In the world of sports, Yazleen Jalal is a Jordanian tennis player who has represented her country in international competitions since the early 2000s. Yazleen Al-Mulla, born in 1995, is a Kuwaiti artist and painter known for her abstract works exploring themes of identity and culture.
Another individual worth mentioning is Yazleen Al-Nasser, a Saudi Arabian social media influencer and activist who has used her platform to raise awareness about women's rights and social issues in the Middle East.
People
Yazleen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yazleen 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
Yazleen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yazleen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 99 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yazleen 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 3,462,165 US residents.
Is Yazleen a common name?
We classify Yazleen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 64.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 100 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yazleen most popular?
The single biggest year for Yazleen was 2015, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yazleen is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Yazleen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yazleen a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yazleen in the SSA data are female. 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 Yazleen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yazleen 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 Yazleen 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Yazleen as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.