Nazir
Nazir or Nazeer is both a masculine given name and a surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Nazir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nazir or Nazeer is both a masculine given name and a surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Nazir
Nazir first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 244 Nazirs were born — ranking #937 that year. As of 2026, Nazir ranks #937 for baby boys with 244 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Nazirs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Nazir
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nazir. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Nazir
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About the name Nazir
Nazir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Nazir's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #937. Use the chart and map above to compare Nazir'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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