Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire is a port town and commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, in traditional Brittany.
Meaning & Origin of Nazaire
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saint-Nazaire is a port town and commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, in traditional Brittany.
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Origin & history
The Story of Nazaire
Nazaire first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 16 Nazaires were born — ranking #5,538 that year. As of 2026, Nazaire ranks #6,438 for baby boys with 13 births, holding steady (-5%). In total, more than 242 Nazaires have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nazaire
Nazaire is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 242 births in the dataset. Nazaire's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #5,538. Use the chart and map above to compare Nazaire's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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