Nasir
Nasir was the 487th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 617 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 355th with 929 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 22 places. More babies were named Nasir in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning helper, supporter · Arabic
Say it nah-SEER /nɑˈsir/
- Rank in 2025
- #487 boys, down 127 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 617boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019929 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,971babies recorded
What does the name Nasir mean?
Nasir is the Arabic nāṣir, "helper, supporter, one who gives victory", from the root n-ṣ-r, "to help, give victory". Wiktionary records it as a male given name and surname. The Quran uses the plural of the same word of God as "the best of helpers" (3:150). It is used across the Muslim world and among African American families; the rapper Nas (Nasir Jones) is a famous bearer.
نَاصِر (Arabic, “helper, supporter”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Nasser, Naseer, Nasr.
See also: Arabic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Nasir', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Qur'an 3:150, Arabic text with word-by-word translation (quran.com), Quran.com
Nasir popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 54 since 1999.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #487 | 617 |
| 2020 | #360 | 865 |
| 2010 | #512 | 503 |
| 2000 | #561 | 373 |
| 1990 | #3,026 | 21 |
| 1980 | #2,694 | 18 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nasir, counting every spelling?
Nasir is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #378 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #487 for Nasir on its own. Together these spellings went to 883 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasir | 617 | #487 | 3,833 |
| Nazir | 202 | #1,071 | 1,028 |
| Nassir | 28 | #3,918 | 191 |
| Naszir | 11 | #7,529 | 59 |
| Naasir | 9 | #8,703 | 53 |
| Naazir | 7 | #10,359 | 48 |
| Nasiir | 9 | #8,707 | 41 |
| Nazire | — | — | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nasir?
617 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nasir (0.17 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nasir born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 14 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nasir.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nasir?
About 17,700 people born in the US named Nasir are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 20. That makes Nasir a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nasir by state
How common Nasir was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (8.2×), Maryland (3.8×), Georgia (2.8×), South Carolina (2.4×), Virginia (2.2×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Kansas, Oklahoma, Washington.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nasir: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nasir, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Nasir · Sibling names for Nasir
Questions about the name Nasir
What does Nasir mean?
Nasir means “helper, supporter” (Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Nasir?
Nasir was the 487th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 617 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 355th with 929 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 22 places. More babies were named Nasir in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nasir a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Nasir in the US.
Where is Nasir most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nasir was most common in District of Columbia (3.66 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maryland and Georgia.