Recorded 2001–2020 Girls' name Peak 2003 110 births

Nasirah — girls' name

110 babies named Nasirah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s702010s342020s6
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Nasirah was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nasirah in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nasirah

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Nasirah between 2001 and 2020, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nasirah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nasirah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nasirah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nasirah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nasirah 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 110 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.

Nasirah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

110

Since 2001

20 years of records

Peak year

2003

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2001

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2020

Nasirah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2001

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2003)
15
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 20202018201620102007200520032001 7

Nasirah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
70 births that decade — 64% of Nasirah's all-time total
2000s702010s342020s6

Nasirah by state

Where Nasirah concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nasirah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 4.5%
Pennsylvania share of Nasirah's total US births 4.5%

5 of 110 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nasirah?
110 babies have been named Nasirah since 2001. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2003 with 15 births.
When was Nasirah most popular?
Nasirah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Nasirah most popular?
The top states for the name Nasirah are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Nasirah been used?
Nasirah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 20 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Nasirah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nasya, Nastassia, Nashla, Nashly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2001–2020 (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.