Nasir
Nasir is a masculine given name, commonly found in Arabic which can mean "helper" or "one who gives victory". The female form of the name is Nasira. Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration, include Naser, Nasser, Naseer, and Nacer.
Meaning & Origin of Nasir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nasir is a masculine given name, commonly found in Arabic which can mean "helper" or "one who gives victory". The female form of the name is Nasira. Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration, include Naser, Nasser, Naseer, and Nacer.
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The Story of Nasir
Nasir first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1973, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 928 Nasirs were born — ranking #355 that year. As of 2026, Nasir ranks #466 for baby boys with 673 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 19K Nasirs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Nasir
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Ea-nasir (18th century BCE), copper merchant
- Nasir ibn Alnas (also known as An-Nasir ibn Alnas) (died 1088), fifth ruler of the Hammadids in Algeria
- Nasir ad-Din Qabacha (1150–1228), Muslim Turkic governor of Multan
- Al-Nasir (1158–1225), Abbasid caliph who ruled from 1158 to 1225
- Nasir al-Din Shah (1831–1896), ruler of Qajar dynasty in present-day Iran
- Nasir Kazmi (1925–1972), Pakistani Urdu poet
- Nasir Valika (born 1955), Pakistani cricketer
- Nasir Gebelli (born 1957), Iranian-American video game developer
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About the name Nasir
Nasir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 19K births in the dataset. Nasir's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #355. Use the chart and map above to compare Nasir's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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