Nasir

“Helper; one who gives victory” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #487 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Nasir reached its best rank, #355, in 2019 and ranked #487 in 2025. Roughly 18,000 boys have been named Nasir since 1973. In Washington, DC and Maryland it runs 3–4× its national rate and ranks #91 in Washington, DC.

Around the world: about 1 in 18,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Nasirs

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi — Persian astronomer (1201–1274)
Nasir Khusraw — 11th-century Persian Isma'ili poet, scholar, philosopher, and missionary
Nasir ud din Mahmud — sultan of Delhi
Nasir Hussain — Indian film director (1931–2002)
Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III — 22nd Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate and 6th from the Tughlaq dynasty

In stories & tradition

Nasir — Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance · Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

What Nasirs become

Among 204 notable people named Nasir:

Political leaders appear 1.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, Nigerian politician (born 1960).

Similar names: Nazir · Hamza · Nakoa · Zain · Yasir · Samir

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