Boy name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Yair

YAH-eer · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
he will enlighten; God shines
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish/Hebrew
Religion
Jewish
Style era
timeless
Themes
religious · biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1407
2024 births133
Peak year2006
First appeared1976
Total US births4,917
2006 peak19761988200020122024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ya
Alternate spellings
JairYaeer
In other languages
Yair (Hebrew)Jair (Spanish)

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Notable people named Yair

Yair Lapid (Israeli PM)
Yair Netanyahu