Naser
A masculine Arabic name meaning "helper" or "protector".
Name Census estimates that about 428 living Americans carry the first name Naser. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Naser today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Naser births was 2002 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Naser. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Naser with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
428
~ 1 in 800,828 Americans
Peak year
2002
18 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,115
Tracked since 1973
Census
Naser in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,444 people with the first name Naser, which placed it at #9,567 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
#9,567
National first-name rank
People counted
1.4K
1,444 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
77.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Naser
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Naser is White at 77.8%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (8.5%) and Two or More Races (6.4%). 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 Naser 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 Naser at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White77.8% · 1,123
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.5% · 123
- Two or more races6.4% · 92
- Black or African American4.5% · 65
- Hispanic or Latino2.6% · 38
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 3
Popularity
Naser: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Naser from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 107 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Naser remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Naser 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 Naser during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Naser
The name Naser has its origins in Arabic, derived from the word "nasr," which means "victory" or "triumph." Its roots can be traced back to the early days of Islam and the life of Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Naser can be found in the Quran, the holy book of Islam. It appears in reference to the companions of Prophet Muhammad who were known as "Ansar," meaning "helpers" or "supporters." The Ansar were the residents of Medina who welcomed and supported the Prophet and his followers after their migration from Mecca.
Throughout Islamic history, the name Naser has been associated with individuals who achieved significant victories or played prominent roles in the spread and defense of Islam. One of the most notable figures was Naser Khosrow, a Persian poet, philosopher, and traveler who lived from 1004 to 1088 AD. He is renowned for his poetic works and his influential book, "Safarnama," which documented his travels across the Islamic world.
Another historical figure bearing the name Naser was Naser al-Din al-Tusi, a renowned Persian polymath who lived from 1201 to 1274 AD. He made significant contributions to various fields, including mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and theology. Al-Tusi is credited with establishing one of the first observatories in the Islamic world and advancing the study of trigonometry.
In more recent times, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar was the King of Persia (modern-day Iran) from 1848 to 1896. He is remembered for his efforts to modernize and industrialize Persia, as well as his attempts to centralize power and control during his reign.
Naser Khosrow, a 20th-century Iranian poet and political activist, was another notable figure who bore this name. He played a significant role in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1905-1911 and is considered one of the most influential poets and intellectuals of modern Iran.
Beyond these historical figures, the name Naser has been widely used across the Muslim world and has gained popularity in various cultures and regions, particularly in the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Asia.
People
Naser + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Naser: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Naser?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 428 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Naser 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 800,828 US residents.
Is Naser a common name?
We classify Naser as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 437 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Naser most popular?
The single biggest year for Naser was 2002, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Naser is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Naser in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,444 people with the name Naser, or 0.48 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,567 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 Naser 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 Naser?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Naser appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,439 people counted with this name, 99.4% 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 Naser?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Naser is White at 77.8%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (8.5%) and Two or More Races (6.4%). 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 Naser most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Naser in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.8% (1,123 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 Naser in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Naser a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Naser 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 Naser still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Naser 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 Naser 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 Naser?
You can see how many people have the name Naser on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.