Jasir
A masculine given name of Arabic origin meaning "victorious".
Name Census estimates that about 1,665 living Americans carry the first name Jasir. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jasir today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jasir births was 2021 (139 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jasir. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jasir with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Jasir is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 12 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.7K
~ 1 in 205,858 Americans
Peak year
2021
139 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,618
Tracked since 1997
Census
Jasir in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 890 people with the first name Jasir, which placed it at #13,530 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,530
National first-name rank
People counted
890
890 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
74.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jasir
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jasir is Black at 74.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.1%) and Two or More Races (5.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jasir described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jasir at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American74.7% · 665
- Hispanic or Latino15.1% · 134
- Two or more races5.5% · 49
- White2.5% · 22
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Popularity
Jasir: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jasir from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 606 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jasir by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jasir during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jasirs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 16 states and territories. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York recorded the most babies named Jasir, while Ohio, Missouri, Michigan recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 67 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jasir
The name Jasir finds its origins in Arabic, derived from the root word 'jasr' meaning 'bridge' or 'connector'. It emerged during the early days of Islam, around the 7th century AD, when Arabic was flourishing as a language and culture across the Middle East and North Africa.
Jasir's etymology is closely linked to the concept of unity and bridging gaps, reflecting the spirit of the Islamic faith in bringing people together under one belief system. The name gained popularity among Arab communities, particularly in regions like the Arabian Peninsula, Levant, and parts of North Africa.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jasir can be found in historical accounts of the Rashidun Caliphate, the Islamic empire that succeeded the Prophet Muhammad's rule in the 7th century AD. During this time, several notable figures bore the name, including Jasir ibn Ata, a prominent companion of the Prophet and a revered scholar known for his contributions to Islamic jurisprudence.
Throughout the centuries, the name Jasir has been carried by numerous influential individuals across various fields. One such figure was Jasir al-Naqib, a renowned 9th-century Arab poet and literary figure from Baghdad, whose works were celebrated for their eloquence and vivid imagery.
In the realm of Islamic scholarship, Jasir ibn Harun al-Rashid, born in 786 AD, was a prominent jurist and scholar during the Abbasid Caliphate. His legal interpretations and teachings had a lasting impact on the development of Islamic law and jurisprudence.
During the Middle Ages, the name Jasir also found its way into the annals of military history. Jasir al-Dawlah, born in 938 AD, was a renowned Kurdish military commander and ruler who played a pivotal role in the conflicts between the Hamdanid and Buyid dynasties in the region.
In more recent times, Jasir Auda, born in 1966, is a renowned contemporary Islamic scholar and thinker from Egypt. He has made significant contributions to the field of Islamic thought, philosophy, and ethics, and is widely respected for his progressive and inclusive views.
While these are just a few examples, the name Jasir has been borne by countless individuals throughout history, each leaving their mark in various realms of human endeavor, reflecting the rich cultural heritage and significance of this name rooted in the Arabic language and Islamic tradition.
People
Jasir + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jasir as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jasir: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jasir?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,665 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jasir going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 205,858 US residents.
Is Jasir a common name?
We classify Jasir as "Rare". It ranks above 92.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,679 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jasir most popular?
The single biggest year for Jasir was 2021, when 139 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jasir is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jasir in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 890 people with the name Jasir, or 0.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,530 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jasir in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jasir?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jasir appears almost entirely male. Of the 892 people counted with this name, 99.2% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jasir?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jasir is Black at 74.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.1%) and Two or More Races (5.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jasir most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jasir in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.7% (665 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jasir in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jasir a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jasir in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jasir still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jasir in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jasir can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Jasir?
Want to know how many people have the name Jasir? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.