Fun Facts About the Name Nasr
- 97 babies named Nasr: U.S. records list 97 babies given the name Nasr from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Nasr Mean?
Nasr is an Arabic masculine name meaning "victory" or "help." It comes from the Arabic noun naṣr (نصر), a verbal noun from the root n-ṣ-r, which has the sense of aiding, supporting, or granting victory. The noun itself denotes help or aid and, by extension, victory. Nasr is a direct use of this noun, not a shortened form of another name. It is written with the letter ṣād; the separate Arabic word nasr (نسر), meaning "eagle" or "vulture," uses sīn and has a different root. The related active participle nāṣir means "helper," and the passive participle manṣūr means "aided" or "victorious," but Nasr itself is the noun form.
Nasr Name History & Origins
Nasr belongs to the Arabic pattern of personal names taken directly from ordinary nouns, especially nouns expressing qualities or outcomes. The Arabic form has remained naṣr, and the name needs no patronymic or diminutive suffix. It is attested in historical Arabic usage: Nasr ibn Sayyar was an Umayyad governor of Khurasan in the eighth century. The same element appears in compounds such as Nasr al-Din ("help or victory of the religion") and Nasrallah ("help or victory of God"). English spellings include Nasr and Nassr. The name should not be confused with the idol Nasr mentioned in the Quran (71:23), whose name is written with sīn (نسر), not ṣād (نصر).
How Popular is the Name Nasr?
Nasr 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 2025. Its best rank was #6,337 in 2025.
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 | #6,337 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #8,733 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #8,075 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #11,861 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #11,712 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #13,525 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #13,523 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #11,756 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #11,710 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #11,675 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #13,456 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #10,430 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #13,875 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #9,829 | 7 | 0.0004% |
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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