Yahir
Yahir was the 816th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 305 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 258th with 1,274 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 152 places. More babies were named Yahir in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning he will shine (Hebrew Jair) · Hebrew, Spanish
Say it yah-EER /jɑˈɪɹ/
- Rank in 2025
- #816 boys, up 78 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 305boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20031,274 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,481babies recorded
What does the name Yahir mean?
Yahir is a Spanish spelling of the Hebrew name Yaʾir (Jair), as Wiktionary notes, meaning 'he will shine' or 'he will give light', from the root ʾ-w-r 'light'. In the Bible Jair is a descendant of Manasseh who captured towns in Gilead (Numbers 32:41). The spelling Yahir became popular in Mexico and the US in the early 2000s, when the Mexican singer Yahir rose to fame on the TV show La Academia.
יָאִיר (Yaʾir) (Biblical Hebrew, “he will shine”)אוֹר (or) (Hebrew, “light”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Hebrew name is clear; the singer's role in the spelling's popularity is a reasonable inference from timing.
Related names: Jair, Yair, Jairo.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean light.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Yahir', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Hebrew Bible, Numbers 32:41 (Sefaria, with JPS translation), Sefaria
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Yahir popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 50 since 2002.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #816 | 305 |
| 2020 | #894 | 254 |
| 2010 | #439 | 617 |
| 2000 | #4,382 | 18 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yahir, counting every spelling?
Yahir has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #793 for boys in 2025, against #816 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Yahir?
305 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yahir (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yahir born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 27 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yahir.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yahir?
About 12,300 people born in the US named Yahir are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 11 and 21. That makes Yahir mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Yahir by state
How common Yahir was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Colorado (2.5×), Kansas (2.0×), Arizona (1.9×), Texas (1.9×), California (1.8×). In 24 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Yahir: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yahir, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Yahir · Sibling names for Yahir
Questions about the name Yahir
What does Yahir mean?
Yahir means “he will shine (Hebrew Jair)” (Hebrew, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Yahir?
Yahir was the 816th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 305 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 258th with 1,274 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 152 places. More babies were named Yahir in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Yahir a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yahir in the US.
Where is Yahir most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yahir was most common in Colorado (0.43 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kansas and Arizona.