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Nazir vs Oliver

How Nazir and Oliver compare across 146 years of US Social Security Administration baby-name records — popularity history, peak years, current rank, and which name overtook which.

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Nazir

Male · Arabic

Meaning: "Observant, Spectator. Alternate Spelling: Naazir."

Oliver

Male · French

Meaning: Legend Name

US Popularity History — Side-by-Side

Annual US births named Nazir (boys) vs Oliver (boys), from US Social Security Administration national records.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Names appearing fewer than 5 times per year are suppressed by SSA.

Quick Stats

Metric Nazir Oliver
Peak year (most US births) 2024 — 242 boys 2024 — 15,343 boys
Peak rank #945 #3
Most recent rank (2024) #945 (242 births) #3 (14,939 births)
Total US births since 1880 242 212,737
Last 10 years (2015–2024) 242 142,959

Peak comparison takeaway

At its all-time peak, Oliver reached 15,343 US births in 2024 — 15,101 more than Nazir's peak count.

Strongest States — Last 10 Years

States where each name ranked highest, from SSA's state-level dataset. Lower average rank = name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name list.

Nazir — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 Maryland #622 59
2 South Carolina #651 40
3 Georgia #699 124
4 Virginia #700 79
5 North Carolina #707 101

Oliver — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 Oregon #1 2,043
2 Iowa #1 1,836
3 Utah #1 2,587
4 Idaho #1 1,137
5 Wisconsin #1 2,988

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Data & methodology

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby names dataset 1880–2025 (CC0 public domain). Names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given year are suppressed by SSA. State-level coverage runs 1910–2025. Crossover detection compares annual birth counts (not ranks) for each year both names appear. Methodology: see full notes. More comparisons →