Fun Facts About the Name Nasser
- More than 1 thousand babies named Nasser: U.S. records list 1,324 babies given the name Nasser from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Nasser Mean?
Nasser is an Arabic name meaning "helper" or "supporter." It comes from the Arabic root n-ṣ-r, which has the senses of helping, aiding, and granting victory. The name is the active participle nāṣir (نَاصِر), literally "one who helps" or "one who gives victory." The spelling Nasser is one of several transliterations of this same Arabic name; Nasir and Naser are other common spellings. The related noun naṣr means "help" or "victory," so the name is sometimes glossed as "victorious," but the literal sense of the participle is "helper" or "supporter."
Nasser Name History & Origins
The Arabic root n-ṣ-r is old and appears in the Quran in words for help and victory. The active participle nāṣir was used as a personal name, and the same root gives anṣār, the "Helpers" who supported the Prophet Muhammad in Medina. Because the root joins the ideas of aid and victory, the name has both a practical sense of support and a religious association with divine help. Arabic names such as Nāṣir spread with the Arabic language and with Islam into North Africa, the Levant, and other regions. In modern English, the spelling Nasser is associated with the Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser. It is used as a given name in Arabic-speaking countries and appears in compound names such as Nasser al-Din, meaning "helper of the faith."
How Popular is the Name Nasser?
Nasser 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 2014. Its best rank was #2,386 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 | #3,113 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 2024 | #3,427 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2023 | #3,395 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2022 | #4,653 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #3,970 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #3,887 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2019 | #3,774 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2018 | #3,958 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #4,195 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #2,872 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2015 | #3,755 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #2,791 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 2013 | #3,244 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2012 | #3,218 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2011 | #3,492 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2010 | #4,474 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #3,087 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 2008 | #3,894 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #4,212 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #3,581 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #3,066 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 2004 | #3,714 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #2,975 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2002 | #3,063 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2001 | #3,119 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2000 | #2,786 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1999 | #3,074 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1998 | #3,568 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1997 | #2,729 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1996 | #3,262 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1995 | #5,021 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #3,423 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #3,001 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #2,392 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1991 | #3,957 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #3,414 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #3,565 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #3,039 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #5,300 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #3,591 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #2,669 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1984 | #2,907 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1983 | #2,386 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1982 | #3,427 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #3,548 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #4,039 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #5,197 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #3,027 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #4,459 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #3,042 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #4,641 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #3,261 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #2,817 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1971 | #2,920 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #4,109 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #3,824 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #3,809 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #3,460 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #3,212 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #2,631 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #3,936 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,874 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,481 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,465 | 7 | 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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