Where does the name Yassine come from?

Yassine is a boy name of Arabic (Quranic) origin. "Yaseen" is the most common US spelling.

Is Yassine a boy or a girl name?

Yassine is overwhelmingly a boy name in the United States. Of the 461 U.S. babies recorded with this name, more than 99% are boys.

How popular is the name Yassine in 2023?

Yassine ranks #5063 for boys in the U.S. Social Security Administration's 2023 dataset. Its all-time U.S. peak was 2015 with 36 babies.

How do you pronounce Yassine?

Yassine is pronounced yah-SEEN (2 syllables).

What are common spellings of Yassine?

Yassine is also written as Yaseen, Yacine, Yassin.

A name from Arabic (Quranic) · Boy

Yassine

يَاسِين

Name of the 36th surah of the Qur'an, called "the heart of the Qur'an" according to a prophetic tradition. Yā Sīn is among the "luminous letters" (al-ḥurūf al-muqaṭṭaʿāt) whose exact meaning is known only to Allah.

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Popularity over time

A 28-year arc in numbers.

461 U.S. births recorded from 1995–2023.

Popularity · 1995–2023

20 births in 2023

1995 2009 2023

Babies named per year Peak year Most recent

Meaning

A name that means something.

YName of the 36th surah of the Qur'an, called "the heart of the Qur'an" according to a prophetic tradition. Yā Sīn is among the "luminous letters" (al-ḥurūf al-muqaṭṭaʿāt) whose exact meaning is known only to Allah.

Etymology, in one line

Arabic root: Yā Sīn — يس — isolated letters of the Qur'an

Regional variants

"Yaseen" is the most common US spelling. Popular across Moroccan, Algerian, and Egyptian-American families.

Variants & spellings

3 ways to spell "Yassine".

Each transliteration carries a slightly different cultural fingerprint.

Yaseen Most common Yacine Yassin

Famous bearers

People who carry the name Yassine.

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Yasiin Bey (rapper, formerly Mos Def)

Quick answers

People often ask about Yassine.

What does the name Yassine mean?: Yassine means name of the 36th surah of the Qur'an, called "the heart of the Qur'an" according to a prophetic tradition. Yā Sīn is among the "luminous letters" (al-ḥurūf al-muqaṭṭaʿāt) whose exact meaning is known only to Allah.
Where does the name Yassine come from?: Yassine is a boy name of Arabic (Quranic) origin. "Yaseen" is the most common US spelling.
Is Yassine a boy or a girl name?: Yassine is overwhelmingly a boy name in the United States. Of the 461 U.S. babies recorded with this name, more than 99% are boys.
How popular is the name Yassine in 2023?: Yassine ranks #5063 for boys in the U.S. Social Security Administration's 2023 dataset. Its all-time U.S. peak was 2015 with 36 babies.
How do you pronounce Yassine?: Yassine is pronounced yah-SEEN (2 syllables).
What are common spellings of Yassine?: Yassine is also written as Yaseen, Yacine, Yassin.

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meaning and cultural context drawn from classical sources: Lisan al-Arab, Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Qur'an and Sunnah. If you spot an error, please let us know.