Yasin is a distinctive boys' name in England & Wales, ranking #507 in 2012 with 74 recorded births. This places Yasin in the top 8% of ranked UK boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Uncommon. The name reached its all-time peak in 2011 with 94 births ranking #420. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 174.1%. In 2012, approximately 1 in every 4,708 boys born was named Yasin. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Yasin comes from the Arabic letters ya and sin, which open the 36th chapter of the Quran. It is a long-established Islamic name used across several languages.
Because the name is based on Quranic letters rather than a regular descriptive word, it is better explained through its religious origin than through a simple dictionary gloss. The spelling shifts slightly across languages, but the core identity stays stable.