boys' name ★ peaked 2019

Nasir

Meaning Borrowed from Arabic نَاصِر (nāṣir) Gender Boy Rank 2025 #487 Trend ↓ Falling 21%

Borrowed from Arabic نَاصِر (nāṣir).

Rank 2025
#487
among boys · ↓41 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
617
named Nasir · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,768
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2019
935 babies
All-time total
17,971
#878 all-time among boys
First recorded
1973
in Social Security records

Nasir popularity over time

17,971 babies have been named Nasir since 1973, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 68 68 7 – #2,253
1980s – 156 156 16 +129% #2,387
1990s 6 1,053 1,059 106 +579% #571
2000s 16 5,666 5,682 568 +437% #398
2010s 21 6,276 6,297 630 +11% #355
2020s (to 2025) 11 4,698 4,709 785 +25% #357

Where Nasir is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 593 0.35 outside top 500
2027 573 0.34 outside top 500
2028 557 0.33 outside top 500
2029 543 0.32 outside top 500
2030 532 0.31 outside top 500

Where Nasir is most popular

Boys named Nasir per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.444 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Maryland, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Nasir born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 54 3.66 +724%
Maryland 199 1.67 +276%
Georgia 310 1.22 +176%
South Carolina 110 1.06 +140%
Virginia 186 0.980 +121%
Michigan 180 0.879 +98%
Illinois 220 0.861 +94%
North Carolina 213 0.834 +88%
Connecticut 53 0.783 +76%
Nevada 41 0.719 +62%
New York 290 0.670 +51%
Delaware 10 0.660 +49%
Ohio 165 0.623 +40%
Florida 288 0.608 +37%
Louisiana 60 0.587 +32%
Alabama 60 0.549 +24%
New Jersey 101 0.502 +13%
Pennsylvania 130 0.490 +10%
Massachusetts 67 0.487 +10%
Arkansas 29 0.458 ≈ national
Indiana 72 0.449 ≈ national
Missouri 61 0.440 ≈ national
Mississippi 25 0.440 ≈ national
Wisconsin 52 0.439 ≈ national
Tennessee 59 0.327 -26%
Texas 278 0.316 -29%
Kentucky 28 0.279 -37%
Minnesota 34 0.277 -38%
Iowa 19 0.276 -38%
Arizona 43 0.263 -41%
California 208 0.228 -49%
Colorado 23 0.178 -60%
Washington 27 0.165 -63%
Oklahoma 13 0.147 -67%
Kansas 10 0.146 -67%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Nasir

Nasir is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #487 in 2025 with 617 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 17,971 American babies have been named Nasir. Its peak came in 2019, when 935 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Nasir stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nasir?

The median living Nasir is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 19. An estimated 18 thousand people named Nasir are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Nasir year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 617 #487
2024 – – 708 #446
2023 – – 742 #426
2022 – – 859 #377
2021 6 #14,743 907 #357
2020 5 #16,808 865 #360
2019 6 #15,061 929 #355
2018 – – 912 #363
2017 – – 757 #411
2016 8 #12,553 681 #454
2015 – – 564 #509
2014 – – 498 #554
2013 – – 514 #517
2012 – – 463 #562
2011 – – 455 #560
2010 7 #14,529 503 #512
2009 – – 602 #454
2008 – – 628 #448
2007 5 #19,661 656 #433
2006 5 #19,184 681 #421
2005 – – 715 #398
2004 6 #15,504 525 #478
2003 – – 581 #434
2002 – – 579 #433
2001 – – 326 #604
2000 – – 373 #561
1995 – – 55 #1,663
1990 – – 21 #3,026
1985 – – 19 #2,668
1980 – – 18 #2,694
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Nasir

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Nasir al-Din al-Tusi Nasir al-Din al-Tusi Persian astronomer (1201–1274) Medieval
  2. 2 Nasir Khusraw Nasir Khusraw 11th-century Persian Isma'ili poet, scholar, philosopher, and missionary 1004–1088 · Medieval
  3. 3 Nasir ud din Mahmud Politician 1246–1266 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Nasir, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Nasir?

The median living Nasir is about 11 years old. Half of all living Nasirs are between 5 and 19 years old.

How many people named Nasir are alive today?

An estimated 18 thousand people named Nasir are alive in the United States, based on 17,971 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Nasir mean?

Borrowed from Arabic نَاصِر (nāṣir).

How popular is the name Nasir in 2025?

Nasir ranked #487 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 617 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nasir?

17,971 babies have been named Nasir in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nasir most popular?

Nasir peaked in 2019, when 935 newborns received the name.

Is Nasir a boy or girl name?

Nasir is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Nasir rising or falling?

Nasir is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Nasir become more popular?

Nasir is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 532 boys named Nasir in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Nasir?

Well-known people named Nasir include Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (writer), Nasir Khusraw (philosopher), Nasir ud din Mahmud (politician).

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