Nasir is a distinctive choice, ranked #1952 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Nasir in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1952
US Rank #448
About the Name Nasir
Nasir is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 452 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #848 in 2000 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Nasir is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #448, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Nasir
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Nasir per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Nasir in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Nasir is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 452 places over the last five years to #1952 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Nasir is more popular in the US (#448) than in the UK (#1952). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Nasir include: Clare Nasir — Clare Lyn Nasir is an English meteorologist, author, and TV presenter.; Akmal Nasir — Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir, commonly known as Akmal Nasir, is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Economy since December 2025, previously...; Nasir El-Rufai — Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023..
Nasir appears in the US top 500 at #448 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
12
UK babies named Nasir (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 452 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Nasir
Likely around 1 other Nasir in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Nasir
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir, commonly known as Akmal Nasir, is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Economy since December 2025, previously serving as Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation under Minister Fadillah Yusof from December 2023 to his promotion in December 2025 and Deputy Minister of Local Government Development under Minister Nga Kor Ming from December 2022 to December 2023 in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Johor Bahru since May 2018.
Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023. A member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) since November 2025 after his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) which he was one of the founding member, and served as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 2003 to 2007 under the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo.
Mir Ahmad Ali Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi, Nasir Jung, was the second Nizam of Hyderabad State. He was the son of Asaf Jah I and his wife Saeed-un-nisa Begum.
Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī, also known as Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (Arabic: نصیر الدین الطوسی; Persian: نصیر الدین طوسی) or simply as (al-)Tusi, was a Persian polymath, architect, philosopher, physician, scientist, and theologian. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a well published author, writing on subjects of math, engineering, prose, and mysticism.
Nasir Khusraw was an Iranian Isma'ili poet, philosopher, traveler, and missionary (da'i and later Ḥujjah of Imam al-Mustansir Billah) for the Isma'ili Fatimid Caliphate. Despite being one of the most prominent Isma'ili philosophers and theologians of the Fatimids and the writer of many philosophical works intended for only the inner circle of the Isma'ili community, Nasir is best known to the general public as a poet and writer who ardently supported his native Persian tongue as an artistic and scientific language.
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