Yhair
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "he will enlighten".
Name Census estimates that about 49 living Americans carry the first name Yhair. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yhair today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yhair births was 2003 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yhair. 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 Yhair. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
49
~ 1 in 6,994,986 Americans
Peak year
2003
9 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2012 SSA rank
#14,169
Tracked since 2003
Popularity
Yhair: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yhair from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 38 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Yhair remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yhair 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 Yhair during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yhairs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yhair
The given name Yhair has its origins in the ancient Semitic languages, specifically tracing back to the Aramaic and Hebrew tongues spoken in the Middle East. Its earliest known spelling was "Yehair," which translates to "He will give light" or "He will enlighten" from the Hebrew root words "Yehi" (he will be) and "Or" (light).
This name first appeared in religious texts and scriptures from the region, including the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Yhair the Gileadite, a judge mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 10-12) from the biblical period, estimated to be around the 12th century BCE.
In the medieval era, the name Yhair was found among Jewish communities in the Iberian Peninsula and the Middle East. A notable figure was Yhair ben Shabbethai, a 12th-century Spanish rabbi and scholar from Barcelona.
During the Renaissance, Yhair gained some popularity in Italy, particularly in the Jewish communities of Venice and Rome. One such individual was Yhair Vital, a 16th-century Italian Jewish philosopher and mystic, born in 1542 and died in 1620.
In more recent history, Yhair has been used occasionally within certain Jewish and Israeli communities. One example is Yhair Levi, an Israeli singer and musician born in 1926 and passed away in 2001, known for his contributions to Mizrahi and Mediterranean music.
Another notable person with this name was Yhair Stern, an Israeli freedom fighter and founder of the Stern Gang, a Jewish militant group that operated during the British Mandate of Palestine. He was born in 1907 and was killed in 1942 by British forces.
While not an exhaustive list, these examples demonstrate the long-standing presence and significance of the name Yhair across various historical periods and cultural contexts, primarily rooted in the Semitic linguistic and religious traditions.
People
Yhair + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yhair 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
Yhair: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yhair?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 49 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yhair 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 6,994,986 US residents.
Is Yhair a common name?
We classify Yhair as "Very Rare". It ranks above 54% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 50 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yhair most popular?
The single biggest year for Yhair was 2003, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yhair is about 19 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 Yhair in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yhair a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yhair 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 Yhair still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yhair 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 Yhair 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 share the name Yhair?
Want to know how many people have the name Yhair? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.