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The baby name Yasar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced YAH-shar (IPA: /ˈjaʃar/).

Yasar is Turkish in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Turkish
Pronunciation: YAH-shar (IPA: /ˈjaʃar/)

What is the meaning of the name Yasar ?

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.

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Yasar – Popularity by country

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:

France
Sweden
United States
AE
AF

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People also ask about Yasar

Yasar is predominantly a boy's name.
Yasar is a 2 syllable name, pronounced YAH-shar (IPA: /ˈjaʃar/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Yaşar, Yashar and Yasar.
Yes — Yasar ranked #181 in Sweden in 2011, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Yasar ranks highest in Sweden (#181 in 2011).
Yasar's popularity is declining. It moved from #398 in 2005 to #404 in 2015 in France.