Yahir is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Yahir means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Yahir across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Yahir has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Yahir is a boy name of Arabic origin meaning “handsome, or dazzling”. A name popular in Mexico, of debated origin.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 12,481 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Yahir per year, United States (1992 to 2025). United States peaked in 2003 (1,287/yr).
Yahir has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2003, when it ranked #513 nationally (given to 1,287 babies that year).
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