Yasser is a distinctive choice, ranked #1322 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Yasser in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1322
About the Name Yasser
Yasser is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1082 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #914 in 1997 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Yasser is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Yasser
Unlikely. With around 20 UK babies named Yasser per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Yasser in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Yasser is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1082 places over the last five years to #1322 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Yasser 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 Yasser include: Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani — Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani is an Iranian businessman.; Yasser Matar — Yasser Matar (Arabic:ياسر مطر) is a retired Emirati footballer who played as midfielder .; Yasser Radwan — Yasser Radwan is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder..
Yasser does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Yassers in the wild.
20
UK babies named Yasser (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1082 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Yasser
Likely around 1 other Yasser in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Yasser
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Yasser Radwan is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a member of the Egypt national team in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002, winning the tournament with the national squad in 1998.
Yasser Abbas is a Palestinian-Canadian multi-millionaire businessman and the son of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. His conspicuous wealth has caused controversy in the Palestinian Territories.
Yasser Arafat, also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader. He was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004, President of Palestine from 1989 to 2004 and President of the Palestinian Authority (PNA) from 1994 to 2004.
Yasser Saeed Mosleh Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who played as a forward for Al-Hilal FC in the Saudi Professional League. He was also captain of the Saudi Arabia national team.
The Yasser Arafat Cup is an association football cup competition held for football clubs in the West Bank. The cup is overseen by the Palestine Football Association and was founded in 2011.