Nasir is a distinctive choice, ranked #2133 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Nasir in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2133
US Rank #487
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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 rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Nasir in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #448, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Nasir
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 serving as Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation under Minister Fadillah…
Nasir El-Rufai — Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Nasir
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Nasir per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Nasir in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Nasir is rising: up 271 places since 2020, to #2,133 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #848 in 2000.
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, Akmal Nasir and Nasir El-Rufai. Short summaries for each appear below.
Nasir appears in the US top 500 at #448 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
11
UK babies named Nasir (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 271 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
Almost certainly the only Nasir in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
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.
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 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.
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