Naasir
Warrior or protector, derived from the Arabic root word meaning support or assistance.
Name Census estimates that about 363 living Americans carry the first name Naasir. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Naasir today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Naasir births was 2006 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Naasir. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
363
~ 1 in 944,227 Americans
Peak year
2006
28 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,565
Tracked since 1993
Census
Naasir in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 256 people with the first name Naasir, which placed it at #32,700 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#32,700
National first-name rank
People counted
256
256 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
85.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Naasir
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Naasir is Black at 85.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (4.3%) and Two or More Races (4.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Naasir described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Naasir at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American85.9% · 220
- Hispanic or Latino4.3% · 11
- Two or more races4.3% · 11
- White2.7% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 7
Popularity
Naasir: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Naasir from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 155 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Naasir remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Naasir by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Naasir during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Naasirs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Naasir
The name Naasir finds its origins in the Arabic language, with its roots dating back to the 6th century CE. Derived from the Arabic word "nāṣir," it means "helper," "protector," or "defender." This name was particularly popular in the Islamic world during the medieval period.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Naasir can be found in the Quran, the central religious text of Islam. It is mentioned as one of the attributes of Allah, the supreme deity in Islam, who is described as "an-Nāṣir," meaning "the Helper" or "the Protector."
The name Naasir gained further prominence with the rise of the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled over vast territories spanning from modern-day North Africa to Central Asia between 750 and 1258 CE. Several rulers and influential figures from this dynasty bore the name Naasir, including Naasir al-Dawla (919-976 CE), a prominent Hamdanid ruler known for his military prowess and patronage of the arts.
Throughout history, the name Naasir has been associated with various notable individuals. One of the most famous bearers of this name was Naasir Khusraw (1004-1088 CE), a renowned Persian poet, philosopher, and traveler whose works had a significant impact on the development of Ismaili thought and literature.
Another prominent figure was Naasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201-1274 CE), a Persian polymath who made significant contributions to the fields of mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Maragheh observatory and the development of the Ilkhanid astronomical tradition.
In the 13th century, Naasir al-Din Mahmud Shah I (1238-1284 CE) was the Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, known for his military campaigns and the construction of several architectural marvels, including the Qutub Minar complex in Delhi.
During the 14th century, Naasir al-Din al-Baydhawi (1286-1319 CE) was a renowned Islamic scholar and commentator who authored influential works on Quranic exegesis and jurisprudence.
Naasir al-Din Muhammad (1508-1556 CE), better known as Humayun, was the second Mughal Emperor of India, renowned for his military campaigns and his patronage of art and architecture, including the construction of the iconic Humayun's Tomb in Delhi.
People
Naasir + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Naasir as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Naasir: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Naasir?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 363 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Naasir going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 944,227 US residents.
Is Naasir a common name?
We classify Naasir as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 367 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Naasir most popular?
The single biggest year for Naasir was 2006, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Naasir is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Naasir in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 256 people with the name Naasir, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #32,700 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Naasir in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Naasir?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Naasir appears almost entirely male. Of the 257 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Naasir?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Naasir is Black at 85.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (4.3%) and Two or More Races (4.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Naasir most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Naasir in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.9% (220 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Naasir in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Naasir a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Naasir in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Naasir still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Naasir in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Naasir can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Naasir?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.