US rank #448 Boys' name Peak 2019 17,290 births

Nasir — #448 US boys' name

17,290 babies named Nasir in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s681980s1561990s10532000s56662010s62732020s4074
#448
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 97% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Nasir was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

928 babies were named Nasir in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nasir

The Social Security Administration has registered 17,290 babies named Nasir between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nasir currently holds the #448 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 928 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nasir performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6,273 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nasir shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 1,986 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Nasir in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nasir in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17,290 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nasir at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

17,290

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2019

928 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#448

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nasir popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2019)
928
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
-50005001,000 20242017201020031996198919821973 6

Nasir popularity over time — girls

54 total births recorded since 1999 (Nasir as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 54 births
456789 202120202019201620102007200620041999 6

Nasir by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6,273 births that decade — 36% of Nasir's all-time total
1970s681980s1561990s10532000s56662010s62732020s4074

Nasir by state

Where Nasir concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nasir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
1,986 11.5%
#2 New York
1,923 11.1%
#3 New Jersey
1,434 8.3%
#4 North Carolina
1,039 6.0%
#5 Georgia
1,031 6.0%
#6 Virginia
895 5.2%
#7 California
828 4.8%
#8 Florida
811 4.7%
Pennsylvania share of Nasir's total US births 11.5%
Even split

1,986 of 17,290 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Nasir appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nasir?
17,290 babies have been named Nasir since 1973. It currently ranks #448 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 928 births.
When was Nasir most popular?
Nasir was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6,273 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Nasir most popular?
The top states for the name Nasir are Pennsylvania (1,986 births), New York (1,923 births), New Jersey (1,434 births).
How long has the name Nasir been used?
Nasir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nasir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nash, Nasser, Naseem, Nassir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.