Nazirah
According to a medieval story, al-Nadirah was the Princess of Hatra who fell in love with the young Persian king Shapur I while he was besieging the city.
Meaning & Origin of Nazirah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
According to a medieval story, al-Nadirah was the Princess of Hatra who fell in love with the young Persian king Shapur I while he was besieging the city.
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The Story of Nazirah
Nazirah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1994, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 11 Nazirahs were born — ranking #9,611 that year. As of 2026, Nazirah ranks #16,416 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 140 Nazirahs 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 Nazirah
Nazirah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 140 births in the dataset. Nazirah's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #9,611. Use the chart and map above to compare Nazirah'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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