Meaning and history
The name means “easy, wealthy” in Arabic and comes from the root يسر (yasira), meaning “to be easy” or “to be rich.” It was the name of an early Islamic martyr and was also borne by Yasir Arafat (1929–2004), a leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
20062006: 125 births, rank #1,316
2007: 115 births, rank #1,412
2008: 91 births, rank #1,679
2009: 93 births, rank #1,688
2010: 106 births, rank #1,525
20112011: 105 births, rank #1,516
2012: 79 births, rank #1,849
2013: 75 births, rank #1,878
2014: 85 births, rank #1,766
2015: 116 births, rank #1,453
20162016: 114 births, rank #1,491
2017: 123 births, rank #1,413
2018: 136 births, rank #1,328
2019: 205 births, rank #1,013
2020: 152 births, rank #1,233
20212021: 126 births, rank #1,433
2022: 174 births, rank #1,171
2023: 162 births, rank #1,223
2024: 195 births, rank #1,103
20252025: 181 births, rank #1,156
In 2025, 181 babies were recorded with the name Yasir, ranking #1,156 among boys.