Yeslin
A feminine name of uncertain origin and meaning, potentially derived from the Welsh name Yestin.
Name Census estimates that about 238 living Americans carry the first name Yeslin. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yeslin today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yeslin births was 2007 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yeslin. 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.
People living today
238
~ 1 in 1,440,144 Americans
Peak year
2007
15 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,030
Tracked since 1996
Census
Yeslin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 262 people with the first name Yeslin, which placed it at #32,242 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
#32,242
National first-name rank
People counted
262
262 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yeslin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yeslin is Hispanic at 97.3%. The next largest groups are White (1.9%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.4%). 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 Yeslin 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 Yeslin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.3% · 255
- White1.9% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
- Two or more races0.4% · 1
Popularity
Yeslin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yeslin 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 95 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yeslin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yeslin 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 Yeslin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yeslins live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yeslin
The name Yeslin is believed to have originated from the Aramaic language, which was widely spoken in the Middle East during ancient times. It is thought to be a variation of the name Yeshua, which is the Aramaic form of the Hebrew name Yeshua or Joshua.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Yeslin can be found in the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism. It is mentioned as the name of a sage who lived during the 3rd century CE. However, the exact details surrounding this individual are scarce.
In the 5th century CE, there was a Christian martyr named Yeslin who was born in Antioch (modern-day Turkey). He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church for his steadfast faith and willingness to sacrifice his life for his beliefs.
During the Byzantine era, which spanned from the 4th to the 15th centuries, the name Yeslin was relatively common among the Greek-speaking population of the empire. One notable figure from this period was Yeslin of Constantinople, a renowned scholar and philosopher who lived in the 9th century.
In the 12th century, there was a Spanish nobleman named Yeslin de Camprodon who played a significant role in the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. He was a military commander and is recorded as having led several successful campaigns against the Muslim forces.
Another historical figure who bore the name Yeslin was a French monk who lived in the 14th century. He is known for his contributions to the field of horticulture and is credited with developing several new varieties of fruits and vegetables through his extensive horticultural experiments.
It is worth noting that while the name Yeslin has been in use for centuries, it has remained relatively uncommon throughout history. The examples provided are some of the few notable individuals who have carried this name, but it is by no means an exhaustive list.
People
Yeslin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yeslin 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
Yeslin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yeslin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 238 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yeslin 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 1,440,144 US residents.
Is Yeslin a common name?
We classify Yeslin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 241 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yeslin most popular?
The single biggest year for Yeslin was 2007, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yeslin is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yeslin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 262 people with the name Yeslin, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #32,242 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 Yeslin 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 Yeslin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yeslin leans strongly female. 254 people counted with this name were female (98.4%), compared with 4 male bearers (1.6%). 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 Yeslin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yeslin is Hispanic at 97.3%. The next largest groups are White (1.9%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.4%). 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 Yeslin most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yeslin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.3% (255 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 Yeslin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yeslin a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yeslin 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 Yeslin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yeslin 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 Yeslin 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 people share the name Yeslin?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.