MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Yasin mean?
Yasin takes its name from Ya and Sin, the letters that open Surah Ya-Sin. These letters also provide the Quran chapter's title. Their ultimate significance has several interpretations, so the name preserves the letters themselves.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
यासीन
Conventional spelling
Arabic
ياسين
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Yasin in Indian usage
2,055 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (89.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 215 records (10.5%).
- Recorded as male: 1,840 records (89.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 173 |
| 1970s | 381 |
| 1980s | 763 |
| 1990s | 590 |
| Other decades | 148 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,399 |
| Delhi | 324 |
| Kerala | 126 |
| Other states | 206 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Yasin / M | 71 | 549 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Yasin ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Yasin; Table_6, C560 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Yasin; Table_6, C560
- Behind the Name: Yasin ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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