Nasirah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NAH-see-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
Nasirah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “helper, supporter”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nasirah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Nasira; feminine of Nasir
“helper, supporter”
The feminine of Nasir, from the Arabic root n-s-r, linked to help and victory.
Meaning borrowed from Nasira.
Is Nasirah a girl's or a boy's name?
Nasirah is a girls' name.
How popular is Nasirah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Nasirah in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nasirah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
Names like Nasirah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Nusaybah, Naziyah, Hadassah, Zaniyah, Samiyah, Farah, Safa, Zainab, Safiya, Zakiyah, Kaliyah
Names related to Nasirah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nasirah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nasirah, updated 20 October 2026.