Nazim
Nazim is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Turkish.
- Arabic
- Azerbaijani
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Nazim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nazim is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Turkish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Azerbaijani
- Turkish
The Story of Nazim
The earliest SSA record of Nazim as a baby boy name dates back to 1977, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Nazim — #5,746 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Nazim on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Nazim last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 246 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Nazim
Nazim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 246 births in the dataset. Nazim's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #5,746. Use the chart and map above to compare Nazim'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.