Fun Facts About the Name Naser
- 449 babies named Naser: U.S. records list 449 babies given the name Naser from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Naser Mean?
Naser is an Arabic masculine name meaning "helper" or "supporter," and by extension "one who grants victory." It comes from the Arabic root n-ṣ-r, whose basic verb naṣara means "to help, aid, or grant victory." The name is the active participle nāṣir (ناصر), literally "one who helps" or "one who gives victory." Because Arabic script writes short vowels with marks that are usually omitted, English spellings such as Naser, Nasser, and Nasir all represent this same Arabic name rather than different names. The literal sense is "helper"; the common customary sense of "victor" or "giver of victory" grows out of the same root, since aiding someone and bringing them success were closely linked ideas in Arabic usage.
Naser Name History & Origins
Naser belongs to Arabic naming tradition and is used across the Arabic-speaking world, as well as in Iran, Turkey, the Balkans, and South Asia among Muslim communities. Its root n-ṣ-r appears in the Quran in the sense of help and victory, and the short chapter Sūrat al-Naṣr takes its title from that word.
The form Nāṣir was used both as a personal name and as the first element of compound religious names, such as Nāṣir al-Dīn, "helper of the religion." The title al-Nāṣir was taken by several rulers, including the Abbasid caliph al-Nāṣir (ruled 1180 - 1225) and the Mamluk sultan al-Nāṣir Muhammad. In Persian tradition the name appears in the scholar Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201 - 1274), the poet Naser Khosrow (1004 - 1088), and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, who ruled Persia from 1848 to 1896.
The spelling Nasser is widely associated with Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egypt's president from 1956 until his death in 1970, whose name made that transliteration familiar in English. The spelling Naser is common in Egyptian, Persian, and Bosnian usage, while Nasir is frequent in South Asian and other English-language contexts.
How Popular is the Name Naser?
Naser 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 2002. Its best rank was #3,365 in 1983.
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 | #7,069 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #8,115 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #8,706 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #10,524 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #6,975 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #9,287 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #8,033 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #6,587 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #6,238 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #5,969 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #9,306 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #8,592 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #8,568 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #9,448 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #10,428 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #6,276 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #7,105 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #12,104 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #7,443 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #10,322 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #8,847 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #9,636 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #7,085 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #4,443 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #6,302 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #6,191 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #9,524 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #6,676 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #7,865 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #7,711 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #6,802 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #6,787 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #3,769 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #4,778 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #5,388 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #4,587 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #5,067 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #6,244 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #6,700 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #7,475 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,094 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #3,365 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #6,155 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #6,960 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #4,293 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #4,885 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #4,288 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #5,629 | 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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