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The baby name Nasser is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈnaː.sˤir/; common respellings: NAH-seer or NAS-er.

Nasser is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: IPA: /ˈnaː.sˤir/; common respellings: NAH-seer or NAS-er

What is the meaning of the name Nasser ?

The baby name Nasser is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈnaː.sˤir/; common respellings: NAH-seer or NAS-er.

Nasser is Arabic in Origin.

Nasser is an Arabic masculine name from nāṣir (ناصر), the active participle of the root n-ṣ-r “to help, give victory,” meaning “helper, supporter, victorious one.” The double‑s English spelling reflects transliteration preferences; in Arabic there is no consonant doubling, and the emphatic ṣ is often rendered as s.

The name is used throughout the Arab and wider Muslim world and rose to global familiarity in the mid‑20th century via Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, which cemented this spelling. Variants include Nasir (standard scholarly), Naser and Nacer (Maghrebi/French), and the related form Naseer/Nasir with long ī (نصير), plus compound names such as Nasir al‑Din/Nassereddine. Feminine counterparts are Nasira/Naseera; family‑name derivatives include Nasser and Nassar, as well as al‑Nasr. The name conveys resolve and reliability, often chosen to invoke divine support and success.

Nasser has the following similar or variant Names

Nasser – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BF 0 #10 1 188
DJ 0 #14 4 322
OM 0 #16 199 6,215
DJ Boys 0 #22 15 657
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
KW 0 #29 103 5,216
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
YE 0 #33 1,400 8,639
SA 0 #35 504 10,560
KW Boys 0 #38 3,955 18,755
QA 0 #44 57 7,011
OM Boys 0 #46 4,266 17,948
CM 0 #50 7 2,592
LY 0 #57 1,576 12,703
QA Boys 0 #72 1,749 18,093
AF 0 #74 3 1,883
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
AE 0 #79 100 10,220
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
JO Boys 0 #81 1,076 7,057
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
EG Boys 0 #89 11,924 15,035
BH 0 #90 879 17,937
JO 0 #91 47 2,158
SD 0 #91 10 2,130
SA Boys 0 #93 13,178 28,008
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
IQ 0 #120 10 3,533
CY Boys 0 #126 6 3,473
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
MU 0 #135 3 3,613
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
SD Boys 0 #171 401 10,523
MT Boys 0 #172 8 4,064
EG 0 #173 376 6,387
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
Sweden Boys 2022 #180 3 1,509
PS 0 #181 38 5,692
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
PS Boys 0 #189 602 10,655
DK 0 #203 4 5,198
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
LU Boys 0 #213 8 4,970
IR 0 #216 14 4,221
BG Boys 0 #219 2 3,850
IR Boys 0 #227 572 10,162
LB 0 #230 710 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #234 749 13,071
BD 0 #235 7 5,992
DZ 0 #245 2,946 20,130
AF Boys 0 #247 24 3,535
AO Boys 0 #247 3 5,568
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
AE Boys 0 #251 1,878 22,615
NA Boys 0 #251 3 6,830
IL 0 #252 23 6,291
SY 0 #256 912 11,684
GR Boys 0 #257 11 6,912
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
MU Boys 0 #267 92 8,477
CM Boys 0 #269 375 12,054
NG 0 #271 2 5,926
QA Girls 0 #274 43 15,378
IL Boys 0 #277 453 10,983
DK Boys 0 #292 34 7,401
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
Canada Boys 2024 #296 11 2,588
JP Boys 0 #298 6 7,909
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
TN 0 #303 1,122 13,765
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
CN Boys 0 #306 14 9,639
MA 0 #309 2,460 20,986
OM Girls 0 #313 84 15,987
JO Girls 0 #314 12 7,570
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
PL Boys 0 #337 4 6,459
PT Boys 0 #346 22 7,951
MY 0 #347 8 12,352
SD Girls 0 #352 7 7,678
GH Boys 0 #355 7 8,138
France Boys 2021 #357 31 2,865
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PH Boys 0 #363 21 11,440
KW Girls 0 #390 126 19,177
Finland Boys 0 #402 26 2,041
Austria Boys 0 #407 36 2,180
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
Germany 0 #421 17 2,542
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
Spain 0 #442 11 2,326
PA Boys 0 #466 16 9,305
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
IQ Girls 0 #491 14 11,303
AE Girls 0 #496 58 20,968
CR Boys 0 #503 8 10,188
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
PS Girls 0 #510 14 10,981
IR Girls 0 #516 15 8,334
RU Boys 0 #518 9 12,621
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
CM Girls 0 #529 12 11,671
BD Boys 0 #554 23 10,045
HK Boys 0 #554 4 12,905
SA Girls 0 #575 376 25,931
BO Boys 0 #615 8 9,244
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
IL Girls 0 #638 8 11,648
CL Boys 0 #654 12 13,390
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
Finland Boys 2026 #667 16 3,552
SG Boys 0 #668 30 17,960
BR Boys 0 #709 43 12,213
EG Girls 0 #752 209 14,742
NL Boys 0 #752 201 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #762 191 5,697
Spain Boys 0 #795 136 5,610
CO Boys 0 #816 105 15,656
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
PE Boys 0 #857 22 14,506
United States Boys 2024 #859 34 7,044
NG Boys 0 #903 49 16,906
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
MX Boys 0 #972 11 16,355
IN Boys 0 #982 20 16,750
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
MY Boys 0 #1,006 106 25,439
TR 0 #1,032 180 19,440
MY Girls 0 #1,070 3 24,821
ZA Boys 0 #1,095 84 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,119 355 10,046
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928

Nasser is popular in 78 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Canada
Sweden
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People also ask about Nasser

Nasser is predominantly a boy's name.
Nasser is a 2 syllable name, pronounced IPA: /ˈnaː.sˤir/; common respellings: NAH-seer or NAS-er.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Nasir, Naser, Naseer, Nassar, Nāṣir and Nacer.
Across languages, Nasser has these equivalents: Victor (Latin), Viktor/Vittorio (Slavic/Italian), Soter (Greek, 'saviour'/'deliverer').
Yes — Nasser ranked #180 in Sweden in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Nasser ranks highest in Sweden (#180 in 2022).
Nasser's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #393 in 2011 to #357 in 2021 in France.