Masculine dossier · first seen 1976
Yair
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2006
Peak births
311
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Yair
How many people are named Yair?
An estimated 4,977 living Americans are named Yair.
How rare is Yair?
Yair is uncommon among babies today, with 124 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 60.1% from its 2006 peak.
How old is the typical Yair?
The median age of a living American named Yair is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 21 years old.
Is Yair still popular?
Yes. Yair is holding steady, with 124 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Yair most common?
Yair has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.1× more often than the national baseline.
1976Peak 20062025
Peak year
2006
Decline from peak
60.1%
2025
124
All-time
5,042
Where it lives now
Yair is most concentrated in California — about 2.0× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Yair is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.