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Unisex name

Yer

/ˈjɝ/ · 80% girls, 20% boys · last recorded 2002

Yer has been given to about 714 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1988, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈjɝ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 697
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Yer per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1988 · 56
  • Born in 20250
  • All time714

How popular is Yer?

Its best year was 1988, when 56 babies were given the name, ranking 2294th. The typical living American called Yer is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Yer

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tyler0.70
  2. Ryder0.70
  3. Ryker0.70
  4. Kyler0.70
  5. Iker0.69
  6. Skyler0.62
  7. Wynter0.62
  8. Meyer0.62

Middle names for Yer

Ranked by flow score
  1. Yer Alice0.78
  2. Yer Iris0.77
  3. Yer Opal0.77
  4. Yer Ivy0.77
  5. Yer Noelle0.77
  6. Yer Catherine0.74

Sibling names for Yer

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.71
  2. Dustinbrother · 0.65
  3. Bethanysister · 0.65
  4. Caseyeither · 0.64
  5. Cassandrasister · 0.63
  6. Dereckbrother · 0.61

Where Yer is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Yer Anderson0.73
    2. Yer Allen0.73
    3. Yer Adams0.73
    4. Yer Evans0.70
    5. Yer Edwards0.70
    6. Yer Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Yer

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.