Given name & surname
Naser
“one who offers his support”
Naser is a variant of Nasir. One Arabic interpretation is “one who offers his support.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Naser is a variant of Nasir. One Arabic interpretation is “one who offers his support.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Naser is a variant of Nasir. An origin associated with Nasir is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Naser through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 449
- 449 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,069 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,069 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,439 as a first name in 2020; 2,046 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Naser’s family of names
Naser has a related form in Nasir. In Greek usage, Naser is a transliteration of Νάσερ. In Greek usage, Naser as a surname is a transliteration of Νασέρ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Naser
- Naser al-Din Shah QajarShah of Qajar Iran from 1848 to 18961831–1896
- NasAmerican rapper (born 1973)
- Nasir Khusraw11th-century Persian Isma'ili poet, scholar, philosopher, and missionary1004–1088
- Naser AlijiAlbanian-Swiss association football playerborn 1993
- Nasser Al-KhelaifiA Qatari businessman residing in France and president of Paris Saint-Germain football clubborn 1973
- Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabahformer Prime Minister of Kuwait 2006-2011born 1940
- Naser OrićBosnian soldierborn 1967
- Nasser al-AttiyahQatari rally driver and sport shooter (born 1970)
- Nasser HejaziIranian footballer (1949–2011)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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