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Yair

Yair: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“he shines”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
yah-EER · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Hebrew Ya'ir comes from a root meaning 'to shine' or 'give light.' In the Bible, Jair is the usual English form of the same name.

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How popular is Yair?

202440.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Yair in 2024133

2024 rank#1,406 boys

Peak year2006

Total US babies since 18804,917

Yair has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Yair

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Yair questions

What does the name Yair mean?

Yair means "he shines". It comes from Hebrew. Hebrew Ya'ir comes from a root meaning 'to shine' or 'give light.' In the Bible, Jair is the usual English form of the same name.

Is Yair a boy or girl name?

Yair is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Yair?

133 US babies were named Yair in 2024. Its peak year was 2006.

How do you pronounce Yair?

Yair is usually pronounced yah-EER.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.