Boy name
Yaşar name meaning
“lives on; wished to survive”
Yaşar means lives on and carries the wish that life will continue. It comes from the Turkish verb yaşamak, to live, in a form expressing an ongoing or general action. Used for boys in Türkiye, it has a concrete literary association with the novelist Yaşar Kemal and his published works.
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Origin
- Turkish
- Syllables
- 2
- Popularity
- In TÜİK lists
What does Yaşar mean?
Lives on; wished to survive
In Turkish: yaşamını sürdürür; yaşaması dilenen
Yaşar illustrates a conjugated verb becoming a personal name that expresses a wish. In traditional naming, it is associated with the hope that a child will live and survive. It is used for both men and women and can be compared structurally with wish names such as Dursun and Durmuş.
How popular is Yaşar?
Official figures: TÜİK newborn name lists (2018–2025, the top 30 for Türkiye and each of the 81 provinces every year) and the most common names in the population.
- Province lists
- 13provinces
Where is Yaşar in the top 30?
13 provinces · the latest year each province listed it
Double names with Yaşar
Double names counted as one name in TÜİK newborn lists (all years and provinces combined).
Source: TurkStat (TÜİK), Address-Based Population Registration System. The lists cover the top 30 names per year, sex and province; no official counts are published for less common names. All statistics →
Origin of the name Yaşar
The third-person aorist form of Turkish yaşa-, “to live.” As a given name, it expresses a wish for continued life or survival.
Double names with Yaşar
Double-name ideas built from names in our dictionary, with the meaning of each name.
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Yaşar Oğuzkağan
Meaning of each name
- Yaşar: lives on; wished to survive
- Oğuzkağan: ruler of the Oghuz; Oghuz Khagan
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Özgür Yaşar
Meaning of each name
- Özgür: free; independent of constraint or coercion
- Yaşar: lives on; wished to survive
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Yaşar Alptekin
Meaning of each name
- Yaşar: lives on; wished to survive
- Alptekin: a valiant prince, a heroic royal son
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Koçak Yaşar
Meaning of each name
- Koçak: bold, valiant and heroic
- Yaşar: lives on; wished to survive
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Yaşar Ersen
Meaning of each name
- Yaşar: lives on; wished to survive
- Ersen: You are brave; you are a warrior
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Aybars Yaşar
Meaning of each name
- Aybars: compound of moon and leopard
- Yaşar: lives on; wished to survive
Double names found in TÜİK’s newborn lists: Yaşar Efe.
How to pronounce Yaşar
| Syllables | 2 · 5 letters · 5-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /jaʃaɾ/ |
Is Yaşar a boy’s name?
Yes, Yaşar is used mostly as a boy’s name. In TÜİK data, 98% of bearers are male. See all boy names.
Yaşar appears in TÜİK’s most-used name lists. See the statistics section above (Source: TurkStat, ADNKS).
Spellings and similar names
Spellings covered by this page: Yasar
Names that sound like Yaşar
Names with related meanings
Famous people named Yaşar
- Yaşar Kemal · b. 1923
- Yaşar Erkan · b. 1911
- Yaşar Doğu · b. 1913
- Yaşar Güler · b. 1954
- Yaşar Büyükanıt · b. 1940
- Yaşar Yakış · b. 1938
- Yaşar Nuri Öztürk · b. 1951
- Yaşar Kurt · b. 1968
- Yaşar Nezihe Hanım · b. 1882
- Yaşar Yılmaz · b. 1930
- Yaşar Alpaslan · b. 1914
- Yaşar Karadağ · b. 1976
FAQ about the name Yaşar
What is the meaning of Yaşar?
Yaşar means “lives on; wished to survive”. The third-person aorist form of Turkish yaşa-, “to live.” As a given name, it expresses a wish for continued life or survival.
Is Yaşar a boy’s name?
Yes, Yaşar is used mostly as a boy’s name. In TÜİK data, 98% of bearers are male.
Is Yaşar in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Yaşar nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Yaşar?
Yaşar is of Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Yaşar have?
Yaşar has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Yaşar?
Yaşar appears in TÜİK’s most-used name lists. See the statistics section above (Source: TurkStat, ADNKS).
What are other spellings of Yaşar?
Other spellings: Yasar.
What names go well with Yaşar?
Some ideas: Yaşar Oğuzkağan; Özgür Yaşar; Yaşar Alptekin.
Famous people named Yaşar?
Notable people named Yaşar include Yaşar Kemal, Yaşar Erkan, Yaşar Doğu.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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