Nazir
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- "Observant, Spectator. Alternate Spelling: Naazir."
- Origin
- Arabic
Nazir Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 3,758 baby boys have been named Nazir. The name peaked in 2024 with 242 US births that year (rank #945). In 2024, ranked #945 nationally.
Top States for Nazir
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Nazir births are: New York (532), New Jersey (328), Pennsylvania (228).
Other Arabic-Origin Names Like Nazir
If you like Nazir's Arabic origin, consider these related names: Aaleyah, Aaliyah, Aban, Abbas, Abbud. Browse all Arabic names →
5-Letter Names Starting with N
Names with Nazir's exact length and starting letter: Naava, Nabil, Nadav, Nader, Nadia.
Quick Facts About Nazir
US Popularity History (2024–2024)
Annual US births named Nazir by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2024 with 242 boys named Nazir (boy rank #945 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Nazir Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Nazir the strongest states are Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | #622 | 59 |
| 2 | South Carolina | #651 | 40 |
| 3 | Georgia | #699 | 124 |
| 4 | Virginia | #700 | 79 |
| 5 | North Carolina | #707 | 101 |
| 6 | Michigan | #785 | 56 |
| 7 | Florida | #814 | 88 |
| 8 | Indiana | #816 | 21 |
| 9 | Illinois | #819 | 56 |
| 10 | Ohio | #840 | 81 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | #880 | 126 |
| 2 | Ohio | #840 | 81 |
| 3 | Illinois | #819 | 56 |
| 4 | Indiana | #816 | 21 |
| 5 | Florida | #814 | 88 |
| 6 | Michigan | #785 | 56 |
| 7 | North Carolina | #707 | 101 |
| 8 | Virginia | #700 | 79 |
| 9 | Georgia | #699 | 124 |
| 10 | South Carolina | #651 | 40 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Nazir in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Nazir to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Nazir against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).