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Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Nasir

nah-SEER · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
helper; protector; supporter
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
strength · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#448
2024 births702
Peak year2019
First appeared1973
Total US births17,290
2019 peak19731986199920112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Nas
Alternate spellings
NasserNaserNazir
In other languages
Naser (Turkish)Naser (Persian)

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Notable people named Nasir

Gamal Abdel Nasser (Egyptian president)
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