Yashar
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning straight; upright; righteous.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Yashar by the numbers
Yashar was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yashar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Yashasfame, glory, renown7 in the US (2017)
- Yashagod is my salvation; form of jacob6 in the US (2017)
- Yasarwealthy, prosperous4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yahirhe will be exalted267 in the US (2017)
- Yasireasy; wealthy; fluent69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yassereasy, lenient18 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean truth
Like Yashar, each of these has truth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Emmetttruth; form of Immanuel3,156 in the US (2017)
- Justinjust, righteous3,121 in the US (2017)
- Justicejustice; fairness; virtue name1,100 in the US (2017)
- Dilantrue sea or faithful; a variant of Dylan229 in the US (2017)
- Justusjust, righteous223 in the US (2017)
- Emmettruth; a form of Emmanuel218 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Yashar
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