Nasrin
Nasrin is a feminine given name in Persian, meaning "wild rose". It is among the most popular names given to girls born in Iran. The name is also popular in South Asia, especially in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, as well as being a commonly used Turkish and Kurdish and North-African given name.
- Persian
- Bengali
Meaning & Origin of Nasrin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nasrin is a feminine given name in Persian, meaning "wild rose". It is among the most popular names given to girls born in Iran. The name is also popular in South Asia, especially in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, as well as being a commonly used Turkish and Kurdish and North-African given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
- Bengali
Etymology
The Story of Nasrin
American parents first put Nasrin on the record books as a baby girl name in 1981, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 10 Nasrins were born — ranking #10,146 that year. About 29% of every Nasrin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Nasrin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 100 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Nasrin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nasrin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Nasrin
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Nesrin Hanım (1826-1853), Imperial consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmejid I
- Nesrin Neşerek Kadın (1848-1876), Imperial consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz
- Nasreen Mohamedi (1937–1990), Indian artist
- Nasreen Jalil (born 1947), Pakistani politician
- Nasreen Pervin Huq (1958–2006), Bangladeshi women's rights activist
- Nasrin Rahimieh (born 1958), Iranian-American literary critic, editor, and educator
- Nesrin Nas (born 1958), Turkish politician of the Motherland Party
- Taslima Nasrin (born 1962), Bangladeshi feminist and former physician
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Names that sound like Nasrin
Phonetically similar names — useful when Nasrin is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Nasrin
Nasrin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 100 births in the dataset. Nasrin's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #10,146. Use the chart and map above to compare Nasrin'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.