Nasira
Nasira is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Nasira
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nasira is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Nasira
Nasira first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1994, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 26 births, good for #5,129 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Nasiras. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #8,540 among baby girl names with 11 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 346 Nasiras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Nasira
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nasira. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Nacera
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About the name Nasira
Nasira is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 346 births in the dataset. Nasira's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #5,129. Use the chart and map above to compare Nasira'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.