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Asir

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Asir is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).

Where does Asir come from?

Arabic: possibly Turkish asir 'century, age', from Arabic 'asr

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Is Asir a girl's or a boy's name?

Asir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Asir in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 4 boys.

2005Busiest: 4 in 20232024
Asir in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20243#5,198
20234#4,335
20220–
20210–
20200–
20193#4,913
20180–
20170–
20161#6,416
20150–
20143#4,829
20133#4,884
20120–
20110–
20100–
20090–
20080–
20070–
20060–
20051#5,109

How popular is Asir in the US?

Rank in 2025
#4,706among boys
Babies in 2025
21about 1 in 81,000 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 38% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Asir, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,924th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 47 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.

2025 had fewer boys named Asir than any year since 2016.

Half of all the boys named Asir in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

2003Busiest: 47 in 20192025
Asir in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202521#4,706
202431#3,603
202327#3,999
202236#3,276
202135#3,295
202040#2,924
201947#2,693
201840#2,942
201724#4,220
201614#6,048
201518#5,056
201410#7,557
20139#8,113
20120–
201112#6,572
20105#12,224
20090–
20087#9,864
20070–
20069#7,992
20050–
20040–
20036#9,574

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