Fun Facts About the Name Ansar
- 154 babies named Ansar: U.S. records list 154 babies given the name Ansar from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ansar Mean?
Ansar is an Arabic name meaning "helpers" or "supporters." It is the plural of nāṣir, "helper," built on the root n-ṣ-r, which has the sense of helping, aiding, or granting victory. In Islamic usage the word came to mean specifically the Muslims of Medina who supported Muhammad and the Meccan emigrants, so the name is often glossed as "helpers (of the faith)." That is a narrowing of the word's general sense rather than a separate etymology. The name is used for boys in Arabic-speaking countries, and the related Turkish form is Ensar.
Ansar Name History & Origins
The word anṣār existed in Arabic as the ordinary plural of nāṣir before it took on its best-known association. After the Hijra, Muhammad's move from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, the Medinan Muslims who gave shelter and support to the emigrants from Mecca, the muhājirūn, became known as al-Anṣār, "the Helpers." The Quran names them alongside the Muhajirun, and the term hardened into a title for that specific group of early Muslims.
From that title the word passed into personal use as a given name in Muslim communities, and it also appears in the surname or nisba al-Anṣārī, which identifies a person as descended from or associated with the Ansar. Turkish speakers use Ensar. In modern times the word also appears in the names of religious and political movements, such as Ansar Allah in Yemen and Ansar al-Islam in Iraq; those are organizational uses of the same Arabic word rather than a different name.
How Popular is the Name Ansar?
Ansar has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #5,443 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,876 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #5,443 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #7,313 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #6,849 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #8,787 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #10,890 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #8,193 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #9,722 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #12,404 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #12,366 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #11,086 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #8,361 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #9,640 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #11,464 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #10,986 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #10,002 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #9,705 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #9,337 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #7,023 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #5,828 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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