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Nadir

Boy

Meaning of Nadir: Arabic: 'dear or rare'

Nadir is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 4327th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4327

23 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,292

First recorded 1975 · peak 2001

Trend

falling

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 12 babies1987: 19 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 22 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 25 babies1994: 27 babies1995: 23 babies1996: 26 babies1997: 36 babies1998: 45 babies1999: 40 babies2000: 36 babies20002001: 46 babies2002: 33 babies2003: 36 babies2004: 29 babies2005: 39 babies2006: 44 babies2007: 39 babies2008: 30 babies2009: 40 babies2010: 29 babies20102011: 40 babies2012: 33 babies2013: 33 babies2014: 25 babies2015: 25 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 27 babies2018: 29 babies2019: 28 babies2020: 38 babies20202021: 32 babies2022: 17 babies2023: 20 babies2024: 22 babies2025: 23 babies
US babies named Nadir per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 46.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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