Yair
Yair was the 1450th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 124 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 706th with 311 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 289 places. More babies were named Yair in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,450 boys, up 105 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 124boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006311 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,042babies recorded
Yair popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,450 | 124 |
| 2020 | #1,555 | 107 |
| 2010 | #975 | 203 |
| 2000 | #2,085 | 49 |
| 1990 | #4,163 | 14 |
| 1980 | #4,486 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yair, counting every spelling?
Yair has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,367 for boys in 2025, against #1,450 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Yair?
124 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yair (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yair 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 68 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yair.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yair?
About 5,000 people born in the US named Yair are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 21. That makes Yair 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.
Yair by state
How common Yair was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (1.9×), California (1.9×), Texas (1.6×), Illinois (1.5×), New York (1.5×). In 38 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 Yair: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yair, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yair
How popular is the name Yair?
Yair was the 1450th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 124 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 706th with 311 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 289 places. More babies were named Yair in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Yair a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yair in the US.
Where is Yair most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yair was most common in Arizona (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.