Yasir is a distinctive choice, ranked #563 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Yasir in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#563
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About the Name Yasir
Yasir is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 93 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #551 in 2007 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Yasir is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Yasir in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Yasir
Yasir Khan — Yasir Khan is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Rawalpindiz.
Yasir Ali (Pakistani cricketer) — Yasir Ali (Urdu: یاسر علی) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team in 2003 in his only cricket Test match.
Yasir al-Dawsari — Yasir ibn Rashid al-Dawsari (Arabic: ياسر بن راشد الدوسري, romanized: Yāsir ibn Rāshid al-Dawsarī; born 6 August 1980) is a Saudi Islamic scholar who has served as one of the imams of Masjid al-Haram since 2019.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Yasir
Unlikely. With around 69 UK babies named Yasir per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Yasir in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Yasir is rising: up 160 places since 2020, to #563 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #551 in 2007.
Yasir is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Yasir include: Yasir Khan, Yasir Ali (Pakistani cricketer) and Yasir al-Dawsari. Short summaries for each appear below.
Yasir does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Yasirs in the wild.
69
UK babies named Yasir (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Yasir
Almost certainly the only Yasir in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Yasir
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Yasir ibn Rashid al-Dawsari (Arabic: ياسر بن راشد الدوسري, romanized: Yāsir ibn Rāshid al-Dawsarī; born 6 August 1980) is a Saudi Islamic scholar who has served as one of the imams of Masjid al-Haram since 2019.
The Qods Yasir (Persian: یاسر), also known as the Sayed-2, is an Iranian light tactical surveillance and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufactured by Qods Aviation.