The baby name Yasar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced YAH-shar (IPA: /ˈjaʃar/).
Yasar is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Yasar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced YAH-shar (IPA: /ˈjaʃar/).
Yasar is Turkish in Origin.
Yasar is the Anglicized form of Turkish Yaşar, from the verb yaşamak “to live”; as the aorist third-person form, it literally means “(he/she) lives” and conveys wishes for a long, thriving life. The name rose to wide use in the 20th century, especially in Republican-era Turkey, and appears both as a given name and a surname. It is chiefly masculine but has occasional unisex use. Notable bearers include the celebrated novelist Yaşar Kemal.
Variants and transliterations include Yaşar (standard Turkish orthography), Yashar (Azerbaijani and Persian/Azeri communities), and Yasar in diasporic or English contexts. The name is common across Turkey, Azerbaijan, and other Turkic-speaking regions, and among Iranian Azerbaijanis. It should not be confused with similar-sounding Arabic names Yasar/Yasser/Yasir, from a separate root meaning “ease, prosperity,” nor with Hebrew Yashar “upright.” Diminutives are rare; related surnames and place names attest to its steady, pan-Turkic presence.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | #35 | 9 | 706 | |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| AF | 0 | #71 | 6 | 1,883 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #77 | 58 | 1,400 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #93 | 2 | 2,402 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #97 | 13 | 2,055 |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| KW | 0 | #116 | 6 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #133 | 3 | 3,911 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| JO | 0 | #139 | 2 | 2,158 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #159 | 61 | 3,850 |
| AE | 0 | #168 | 10 | 10,220 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #172 | 3 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2011 | #181 | 2 | 1,347 |
| TR | 0 | #191 | 12,984 | 19,440 | |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #228 | 4 | 3,559 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #235 | 36 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #247 | 21 | 6,912 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #267 | 59 | 7,401 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SA | 0 | #278 | 18 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #280 | 10 | 6,578 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #293 | 154 | 2,180 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #322 | 56 | 7,057 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #335 | 5 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| YE | 0 | #369 | 13 | 8,639 | |
| NL | 0 | #380 | 12 | 2,481 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #383 | 840 | 5,697 |
| Germany | 0 | #389 | 49 | 2,542 | |
| France | Boys | 2015 | #404 | 3 | 2,851 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #411 | 17 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #432 | 14 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #459 | 47 | 12,621 |
| BH | 0 | #503 | 51 | 17,937 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #514 | 22 | 12,703 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #519 | 7 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #519 | 30 | 10,655 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #538 | 15 | 10,162 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #543 | 11 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #551 | 7 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #574 | 94 | 13,071 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #592 | 16 | 10,983 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #599 | 7 | 10,045 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #599 | 109 | 18,093 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SY | 0 | #626 | 103 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #629 | 141 | 18,755 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #644 | 321 | 5,873 |
| LB | 0 | #649 | 10 | 13,263 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #674 | 9 | 3,552 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #686 | 437 | 22,615 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #687 | 195 | 17,948 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| DZ | 0 | #732 | 485 | 20,130 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #733 | 7 | 17,960 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #788 | 99 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #793 | 46 | 4,949 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #799 | 1,096 | 28,008 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2019 | #887 | 5 | 7,235 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #889 | 113 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #895 | 41 | 25,931 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #907 | 24 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #929 | 23 | 16,906 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #938 | 18 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #950 | 10 | 14,742 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 6 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,043 | 86 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,062 | 50 | 25,439 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,163 | 16 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,391 | 81 | 10,046 |
Yasar is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:
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