Nasreen
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "wild rose" or "blooming flower".
Name Census estimates that about 369 living Americans carry the first name Nasreen. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Nasreen today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Nasreen births was 1994 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Nasreen. 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 Nasreen with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
369
~ 1 in 928,874 Americans
Peak year
1994
13 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,012
Tracked since 1970
Census
Nasreen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,055 people with the first name Nasreen, which placed it at #7,435 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
#7,435
National first-name rank
People counted
2.1K
2,055 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
79.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nasreen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nasreen is Asian/Pacific Islander at 79.0%. The next largest groups are White (10.5%) and Two or More Races (5.3%). 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 Nasreen 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 Nasreen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander79.0% · 1,624
- White10.5% · 215
- Two or more races5.3% · 109
- Black or African American3.1% · 63
- Hispanic or Latino1.9% · 39
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 5
Popularity
Nasreen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Nasreen from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 82 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Nasreen remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nasreen 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 Nasreen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Nasreens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Nasreen
The name Nasreen is of Arabic origin and is derived from the word "Nasr," which means "victory" or "triumph." It is a feminine name that has been popular in various parts of the Middle East and South Asia for centuries.
In the early Islamic era, the name Nasreen was often associated with strong and courageous women who played significant roles in their communities. Some historical figures who bore this name include Nasreen Bint Al-Husayn, a prominent scholar and poet who lived in the 8th century AD.
Another notable figure was Nasreen Jahan, the wife of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, who lived in the 16th and 17th centuries. She was known for her intelligence, beauty, and influence in the Mughal court.
In the 13th century, there was a famous Sufi mystic named Nasreen Qadri, who was renowned for her spiritual teachings and poetry. Her writings and teachings were widely respected and studied by Sufis across the region.
During the Ottoman Empire, the name Nasreen was popular among the elite classes. One notable figure was Nasreen Sultan, the daughter of Sultan Mehmed IV, who lived in the late 17th century. She was known for her patronage of the arts and her charitable works.
In more recent times, the name Nasreen has been borne by several notable personalities, including Nasreen Mohamedi, an influential Indian artist and sculptor who lived from 1937 to 1990. Her abstract works have been widely exhibited and celebrated around the world.
Another prominent figure is Nasreen Munni Kabir, a British author and documentary filmmaker of Bangladeshi descent, who has made significant contributions to the field of literature and film studies.
People
Nasreen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Nasreen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Nasreen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nasreen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 369 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Nasreen 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 928,874 US residents.
Is Nasreen a common name?
We classify Nasreen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 381 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Nasreen most popular?
The single biggest year for Nasreen was 1994, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Nasreen is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Nasreen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,055 people with the name Nasreen, or 0.68 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,435 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 Nasreen 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 Nasreen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Nasreen appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,057 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Nasreen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nasreen is Asian/Pacific Islander at 79.0%. The next largest groups are White (10.5%) and Two or More Races (5.3%). 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 Nasreen most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Nasreen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.0% (1,624 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 Nasreen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Nasreen a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Nasreen in the SSA data are female. 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 Nasreen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Nasreen 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 Nasreen 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 are called Nasreen?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.