Fun Facts About the Name Jasir
- More than 1 thousand babies named Jasir: U.S. records list 1,758 babies given the name Jasir from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jasir Mean?
Jasir is an Arabic masculine name meaning bold, daring, or courageous. It comes from the Arabic root j-s-r (ج-س-ر), the same root that gives the noun jisr (جِسْر), bridge, and the adjective jasūr (جَسُور), bold or brave. The name form Jāsir (جاسر) is the active participle of the verb jasara (جَسَرَ), to dare or to be bold, so its literal sense is one who dares or daring one. A symbolic link to bridge is sometimes made because of the shared root, but that is an interpretive association rather than the name's lexical meaning.
Jasir Name History & Origins
Jasir belongs to a common Arabic naming pattern in which a verb-derived active participle becomes a personal name. In Arabic script it is written جاسر, and because short vowels are usually omitted in ordinary writing, it appears in English as Jasir, Jaser, Jaseer, or Jassir. The root j-s-r is old in Arabic and carries both the sense of daring and the sense of bridging; the personal name follows the daring sense. The name is used mainly in Arabic-speaking countries and in Muslim communities that draw on Arabic naming traditions. It is not closely tied to a single Quranic figure or classical literary hero, so its history is primarily linguistic and naming history rather than attached to one famous bearer.
How Popular is the Name Jasir?
Jasir 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 2021. Its best rank was #1,336 in 2021.
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 | #1,950 | 79 | 0.0046% |
| 2024 | #1,618 | 105 | 0.0061% |
| 2023 | #1,685 | 101 | 0.0059% |
| 2022 | #1,710 | 99 | 0.0057% |
| 2021 | #1,336 | 139 | 0.0080% |
| 2020 | #1,544 | 107 | 0.0062% |
| 2019 | #1,877 | 80 | 0.0045% |
| 2018 | #2,294 | 59 | 0.0032% |
| 2017 | #2,006 | 71 | 0.0038% |
| 2016 | #2,245 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 2015 | #2,660 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2014 | #2,641 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2013 | #2,379 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2012 | #2,464 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 2011 | #2,011 | 68 | 0.0036% |
| 2010 | #1,945 | 72 | 0.0038% |
| 2009 | #2,063 | 67 | 0.0034% |
| 2008 | #2,015 | 70 | 0.0034% |
| 2007 | #1,713 | 88 | 0.0042% |
| 2006 | #2,193 | 59 | 0.0029% |
| 2005 | #2,045 | 61 | 0.0031% |
| 2004 | #2,038 | 59 | 0.0030% |
| 2003 | #2,880 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 2002 | #3,400 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #4,575 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #4,470 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #5,152 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #10,333 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #8,622 | 6 | 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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How the Name Jasir Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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