How popular is the name Nasir?

Nasir ranks 808th among boys' names in US records, with 17,456 births since 1973. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,933.

Is Nasir a unisex name?

No. Nasir is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2019, when 928 children were given the name. It has been in use for 52 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Nahsir. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#808 of boy names

Pronounced N AA1 S ER1 (ARPABET)

Nasir is a boys' name, and first appears in 1973. It has been given to 17,456 children — the 808th most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 37% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2019, when 928 children were given it.

Nahsir is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2019Boys: 928Girls: 6

These spellings sound identical to Nasir and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Nasir?: Nasir ranks 808th among boys' names in US records, with 17,456 births since 1973. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,933.
Is Nasir a unisex name?: No. Nasir is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Nasir most popular?: 2019, when 928 children were given the name. It has been in use for 52 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Nasir spelled?: Nahsir. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.