Boys' name · since 1979

Nassar

10 babies named Nassar in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#35,360 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1979
1970s
peak decade

Nassar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1979.

Nassar has 10 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1997.

  • #35,360 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 1979
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nassar ranks #35,360 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1979, peaking in the 1970s.

#35,360 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1979
1970s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Nassar's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nassar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Nassar's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded.

Nassar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1997

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1979)
5
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
5 19791997 5

Nassar by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

1970s was Nassar's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Nassar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nassar? ▼
10 babies have been named Nassar since 1979. All-time, it sits at #35,360 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1979 with 5 births.
Where does Nassar sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nassar ranks #35,360 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nassar most popular? ▼
Nassar was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Nassar been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nassar since 1979 -- 19 years through the most recent 1997 data.
What names are similar to Nassar? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nash, Nasir, Nasser, Naseem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Nassar's data

  • Nassar's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Nassar

Nearby Names Like Nassar

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nassar

Nash Boy
#255 22,439 births
Nasir Boy
#488 17,917 births
Nasser Boy
#3097 1,324 births
Naseem Boy
#3701 1,291 births
Nassir Boy
#3904 993 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nassar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1979–1997 (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 Nassar 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.