Nazanin
Nazanin and also spelt Nazenin, Naznin or Nazneen, is a Persian female given name in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Pakistan and India. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Nazanin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nazanin and also spelt Nazenin, Naznin or Nazneen, is a Persian female given name in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Pakistan and India. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Nazanin
Nazanin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 25 Nazanins were born — ranking #5,133 that year. As of 2026, Nazanin ranks #5,176 for baby girls with 25 births, rising sharply (+45% over the past five years). In total, more than 288 Nazanins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nazanin
Nazanin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 288 births in the dataset. Nazanin's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #5,133. Use the chart and map above to compare Nazanin'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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