Yassen

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 12 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Yassen by the numbers

Yassen was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Yassen

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yassen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Yaseenya seen; quranic letter name151 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Yassereasy, lenient18 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Yassina form of yaseen, referring to the quran chapter20 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Yasinswift, quick71 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Yameenblessed; auspicious; right hand side16 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Yaqeencertainty; conviction; assurance16 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Yassen

Names that are said the same way as Yassen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Yassineeasy; facilitator; a form of Yaseen or Yassin7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Yacineeasy, effortless8 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Yassen

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