US rank #3405 Boys' name Peak 2014 1,285 births

Nasser — #3405 US boys' name

1,285 babies named Nasser in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s201960s451970s921980s1461990s2182000s3022010s3172020s145
#3405
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Nasser was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

43 babies were named Nasser in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nasser

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,285 babies named Nasser between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nasser currently holds the #3405 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nasser performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 317 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Nasser shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 99 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Nasser in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nasser 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 1,285 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.

Nasser at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,285

Since 1957

68 years of records

Peak year

2014

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,405

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1957

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nasser popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
43
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
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Nasser by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
317 births that decade — 25% of Nasser's all-time total
1950s201960s451970s921980s1461990s2182000s3022010s3172020s145

Nasser by state

Where Nasser concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nasser
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
99 7.7%
#2 New York
60 4.7%
#3 Michigan
49 3.8%
#4 Illinois
15 1.2%
#5 Florida
10 0.8%
#6 Pennsylvania
7 0.5%
#7 Texas
7 0.5%
#8 Ohio
5 0.4%
California share of Nasser's total US births 7.7%
Even split

99 of 1,285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nasser?
1,285 babies have been named Nasser since 1957. It currently ranks #3405 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 43 births.
When was Nasser most popular?
Nasser was most popular in the 2010s decade with 317 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Nasser most popular?
The top states for the name Nasser are California (99 births), New York (60 births), Michigan (49 births).
How long has the name Nasser been used?
Nasser has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 68 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nasser?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nash, Nasir, 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, 1957–2024 (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.