Yasser

Meaning of Yasser

Yasser is a male given name of Arabic origin, derived from the triliteral root yā’-sīn-rā’ (ي س ر) in Classical Arabic, which signifies “ease,” “facility,” or “prosperity.” Phonetically rendered in English as yah-ser (/jæsər/), it has acquired intercultural resonance—most prominently through the international visibility of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat—and has since been assimilated into Anglo-American naming conventions. A longitudinal survey of U.S. Social Security data reveals that Yasser first entered the top 1,000 male names in 1975 (rank 658 with 5 occurrences), then maintained a presence within the 670–700 interval during the early 1980s, before gradually descending into the 800s by the mid-1990s. After a brief uptick to rank 809 in 2003, its popularity has oscillated modestly within the 800–900 band, most recently registering 44 births and ranking 880 in 2024.