Nazeer
Nazeer is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu.
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Nazeer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nazeer is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Nazeer
The earliest SSA record of Nazeer as a baby boy name dates back to 1993, when 6 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Nazeer — #4,592 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Nazeer on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nazeer ranks #7,401 for baby boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-29%). All told, over 326 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Nazeer
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nazeer. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Nazeer
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About the name Nazeer
Nazeer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 326 births in the dataset. Nazeer's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #4,592. Use the chart and map above to compare Nazeer'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.