Boys' name · since 1957

Nasser

1,324 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.

#4,303 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,097 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,324
born since 1957
2010s
peak decade

Nasser currently ranks #3097 among boys' names in America, with 1,324 babies recorded since 1957.

Social Security Administration records show Nasser recorded 1,324 times among boys since 1957, holding rank #3097 nationally today, ahead of 78% 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 1957 to 2025.

  • #4,303 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,097 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,324 born since 1957
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nasser ranks #4,303 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,097 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,324 born since 1957, peaking in the 2010s.

#4,303 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,097 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,324
born since 1957
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%77.7%
Nasser vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Nasser's 1,324 recorded births place it above 90.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Nasser compares

1,324 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Nasser's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Nasser Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,324 369 358,536
Peak-year births 43 34 22,252

Nasser's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Nasser's full recorded timeline at 1994, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Nasser popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
43
Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
01020304050 195719691978198619942002201020182025 39

Nasser by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (317 births, 24% of the file).

2010s was Nasser's strongest decade.

317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Nasser births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 317 births (24% of all-time use).

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

How Nasser 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 Nasser's total volume

Nasser vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -49, 7.6%-57, 4.4%-50, 4.8%-49, 4.6%-144, 3.1%-35, 9.7%-111, 2.9%-45, 7.1%-45, 5.3%-39, 12.1%-56, 5.1%-47, 6.9%-103, 11.7%-41, 5.2%-63, 3.1%Nasser-69, 3.2%Nasser
Nasser vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

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 7.5%
#2 New York
65 4.9%
#3 Michigan
55 4.2%
#4 Illinois
15 1.1%
#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 7.5%
Even split

99 of 1,324 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nasser?
Nasser has been given to 1,324 babies in the U.S. since 1957, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #4,303 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #3,097 of 13,930. 43 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
Where does Nasser sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nasser ranks #4,303 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,097 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 (65 births), Michigan (55 births).
How long has the name Nasser been used?
The SSA has tracked Nasser since 1957 -- 69 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.

What to do with Nasser's data

  • Nasser's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (317 total births) through the 2020s (184) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Nassers (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

Keep exploring Nasser

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nasser: 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, 1957–2025 (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 Nasser 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.