Nasiya
An Arabic name meaning "to implore", "to request earnestly".
Name Census estimates that about 278 living Americans carry the first name Nasiya. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Nasiya today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Nasiya births was 2007 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Nasiya. 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
278
~ 1 in 1,232,929 Americans
Peak year
2007
24 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,265
Tracked since 1984
Census
Nasiya in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 201 people with the first name Nasiya, which placed it at #38,294 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
#38,294
National first-name rank
People counted
201
201 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
82.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nasiya
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nasiya is Black at 82.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.5%) and White (5.0%). 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 Nasiya 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 Nasiya at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American82.6% · 166
- Hispanic or Latino7.5% · 15
- White5.0% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.0% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 2
- Two or more races1.0% · 2
Popularity
Nasiya: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Nasiya from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 103 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Nasiya remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nasiya 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 Nasiya 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 Nasiya
The name Nasiya is of Arabic origin and is derived from the word "nasiya," which means "to forget" or "to overlook." It's believed to have originated in the Middle East during the medieval period, around the 7th to 13th centuries.
The earliest recorded use of the name Nasiya can be traced back to the ancient Arabic texts and manuscripts. It's possible that the name was used as a symbolic representation of forgetting one's earthly desires and focusing on spiritual growth.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Nasiya was a 9th-century poet and scholar from Baghdad. Her full name was Nasiya bint al-Hasan al-Baghdadiya, and she was renowned for her contributions to Arabic literature and poetry.
In the 12th century, a notable figure named Nasiya al-Andalusiyya was a prominent philosopher and mathematician from Andalusia, Spain. She played a significant role in the advancement of mathematical concepts during the Islamic Golden Age.
Another historical figure with the name Nasiya was a 13th-century Sufi mystic and scholar from Persia. Her teachings and writings on Islamic spirituality and philosophy were widely influential in the region.
During the 14th century, Nasiya al-Dimashqiya was a celebrated calligrapher and artist from Damascus, renowned for her intricate and beautiful calligraphic works that adorned many mosques and manuscripts of the time.
In the 16th century, Nasiya al-Malikiyya was a respected Islamic jurist and scholar from the Ottoman Empire. She was known for her expertise in Islamic law and her contributions to religious education.
While the name Nasiya has its roots in the Arabic language, it has been adopted and used in various cultures and regions throughout history, reflecting the diverse and rich tapestry of human civilization.
People
Nasiya + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Nasiya 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
Nasiya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nasiya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 278 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Nasiya 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 1,232,929 US residents.
Is Nasiya a common name?
We classify Nasiya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 282 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Nasiya most popular?
The single biggest year for Nasiya was 2007, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Nasiya 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 Nasiya in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 201 people with the name Nasiya, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,294 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 Nasiya 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 Nasiya?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Nasiya leans strongly female. 191 people counted with this name were female (97.0%), compared with 6 male bearers (3.0%). 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 Nasiya?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nasiya is Black at 82.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.5%) and White (5.0%). 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 Nasiya most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Nasiya in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.6% (166 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 Nasiya in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Nasiya a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Nasiya in the SSA data are female. 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 Nasiya still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Nasiya 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 Nasiya 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 named Nasiya?
Want to know how many people share the name Nasiya? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.