Yasin: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “Ya-Sin; Quranic letters”
- Origin
- Arabic
- Say it
- YAH-seen · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Yasin comes from the disconnected letters opening Quran chapter 36, traditionally read as Ya-Sin. Because the letters' meaning is not clearly explained, the name's literal meaning is uncertain.
How popular is Yasin?
Babies named Yasin in 2024109
2024 rank#1,582 boys
Peak year2020
Total US babies since 18802,624
Yasin is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Yasin
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Yasin questions
What does the name Yasin mean?
Yasin means "Ya-Sin; Quranic letters". It comes from Arabic. Yasin comes from the disconnected letters opening Quran chapter 36, traditionally read as Ya-Sin. Because the letters' meaning is not clearly explained, the name's literal meaning is uncertain.
Is Yasin a boy or girl name?
Yasin is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Yasin?
109 US babies were named Yasin in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.
How do you pronounce Yasin?
Yasin is usually pronounced YAH-seen.
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.