Boys' name · since 1973
Nasir
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 17,917 babies named Nasir, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #878 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #488 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,917
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nasir currently ranks #488 among boys' names in America, with 17,917 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Nasir recorded 17,917 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #488 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #878 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #488 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17,917 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nasir ranks #878 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #488 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17,917 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #878 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #488 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,917
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nasir's 17,917 recorded births place it above 98.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Nasir compares
17,917 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nasir's all-time total is 49x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nasir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,917 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 929 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nasir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nasir splits its recorded history at 2000: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 929 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nasir popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 929
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Nasir popularity over time - girls
54 total births recorded since 1999 (Nasir as girls' name)
Nasir by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,276 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Nasir's strongest decade.
6,276 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Nasir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 156
1980s
156 births
- 1990s 1,053
1990s
1,053 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,666 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,276 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,698 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,276 births (35% of all-time use).
How Nasir compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nasir's total volume
Nasir by state
Where Nasir concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 2,008 | 11.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,970 | 11.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 1,446 | 8.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 1,092 | 6.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 1,073 | 6.0% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 921 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 864 | 4.8% |
| #8 | California | | 857 | 4.8% |
2,008 of 17,917 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Nasir appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nasir's data
- Nasir's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,276 total births) through the 2020s (4,698) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Nasirs (2,008 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nasir draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.