Yair Boy
How popular is Yair?
#1,443 boy name in 2025
124 baby boys were named Yair in the US in 2025, making it the 1443rd most popular boy name.
4,984living people named Yair (est.)
16median age of people named Yair
5,042babies named Yair since 1880
1 in 26,737US babies born in 2025
Yair popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,443 for boys (▼ 46 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 124 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-23% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,160 in 2015, #1,539 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (311 boys) |
| Highest rank | #705 in 2006 |
| First recorded | 1976 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Yair is most popular
Babies named Yair per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Arizona: 0.2 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (138 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (110 boys)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (31 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (52 boys)
Yair by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19 | #4,155 |
| 1980s | 91 | #3,107 |
| 1990s | 261 | #1,988 |
| 2000s | 2,133 | #705 |
| 2010s | 1,738 | #966 |
| 2020s | 800 | #1,140 |
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Questions
- Is Yair a boy or girl name?
- Yair is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Yair were boys.
- How popular is the name Yair?
- 124 baby boys were named Yair in the US in 2025, making it the 1443rd most popular boy name.
- When was Yair most popular?
- Yair peaked in 2006, when 311 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #705 in 2006.
- How many people are named Yair?
- 5,042 babies have been named Yair in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,984 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Yair most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Yair was most common in Arizona, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.