Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Protector
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nasir
Pronunciation
n(a)-sir
More about the name
Nasir (Arabic: ناصر, romanized: Nāṣir) is a masculine given name, commonly found in Arabic, which can mean "helper" or "one who gives victory" (grammatically the Stem I masculine singular active participle of consonantal verb root n-ṣ-r). The plural, Ansar, is used to refer to the inhabitants of Medina who supported the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The female form of the name is Nasira (Arabic: ناصرة, romanized: Nāṣira).
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #355, 928 births); most recent 2025 (rank #486, 617 births)
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #11780, 8 births); most recent 2021 (rank #13458, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 617 | – |
| 2024 | 702 | – |
| 2023 | 741 | – |
| 2022 | 859 | – |
| 2021 | 907 | 6 |
| 2020 | 865 | 5 |
| 2019 | 928 | 6 |
| 2018 | 911 | – |
| 2017 | 757 | – |
| 2016 | 680 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #986, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2131, 11 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence