Boys' name · peaked in 2021
Nasir name popularity since 1925
17,971 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Nasir. Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Nasir is about 12 years old in 2026. Nasir peaked in 2021 as the #357 name for boys, and it ranked #487 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,971
- Named Nasir, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #487
- for boys in 2025 (617 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 54 girls · 17,917 boys
- Most popular in
- New Jersey
- 3.10× its national share
Peak year is the year Nasir made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Nasir births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2019. Measured as a share of all babies, Nasir peaked in 2021.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Nasir became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 11,600 baby boys to 1 in 3,400.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Nasir's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Nasir.
Decade by decade
Babies named Nasir in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 68 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 156 | #2,668 |
| 1990s | 6 | 1,053 | #1,663 |
| 2000s | 16 | 5,666 | #398 |
| 2010s | 21 | 6,276 | #509 |
| 2020–25 | 11 | 4,698 | #487 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
53.3% of babies named Nasir from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Nasir is most popular
The index compares Nasir's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Nasir.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 3.10× | 1,446 |
| Maryland | 2.87× | 744 |
| Virginia | 2.41× | 921 |
| Georgia | 2.33× | 1,092 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.33× | 2,008 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Nasir and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Nasir (this page) | 17,917 | 2021 |
| Nazir | 3,961 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Nasir's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Nasir.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Nasir (2021).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data