Yair
How to say it: yah-EER · /jɑːˈiːr/
From Hebrew 'ya'ir' meaning 'he will enlighten' or 'he will shine'; a biblical name (Numbers 32:41).
Yair was the 1,245th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 124 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 22% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,297 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,245 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 124 |
| Share of births | 1 in 26,736 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | −22% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,297 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Yair is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Yair is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Hebrew, Spanish.
In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Yair
- Yair Lapid (born 1963)Leader of the Opposition in the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), Former Prime Minister of Israel in 2022 and Chairman of the Yesh Atid Party
- Yair Rodríguez (born 1992)Mexican mixed martial artist and Taekwondo black belt
- Yair Golan (born 1962)Israeli general, politician and Leader of the Democrats (Party) and last leader of the Labour Party in the year 2024 (defunct in 2024)
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