Yahir
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning he will be exalted.
Babies a year
267
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#816
down from #764
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Yahir has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #661 |
| 2016 | #747 |
| 2017 | #829 |
| 2018 | #812 |
| 2019 | #804 |
| 2020 | #892 |
| 2021 | #906 |
| 2022 | #836 |
| 2023 | #838 |
| 2024 | #764 |
| 2025 | #816 |
Yahir was given to 267 American babies in 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,274 in 2003.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Yahir was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.04% of American babies of that sex.
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