Yair

Boy name

Yair has been given to 5,042 babies in the U.S. since 1976. It peaked in 2006.

Meaning & origin /jaʔiɹ/

Transliteration of Hebrew יַאִיר, meaning "he will light up".

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

5,042

Peak year

2006 (311 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1976

10-year trend

▼ -23%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Yair.

5,041 babies since 1966

5,031 babies since 1913

5,031 babies since 1983

5,062 babies since 1963

5,063 babies since 1997

5,078 babies since 1917

5,079 babies since 2001

5,005 babies since 1989

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