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Nadira

Girl

Meaning of Nadira: Arabic: 'precious'

Nadira is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6962nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6962

15 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,035

First recorded 1972 · peak 2000

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 19 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 18 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 15 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 20 babies1992: 15 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 25 babies1996: 23 babies1997: 25 babies1998: 33 babies1999: 33 babies2000: 45 babies20002001: 28 babies2002: 28 babies2003: 29 babies2004: 29 babies2005: 40 babies2006: 31 babies2007: 26 babies2008: 26 babies2009: 24 babies2010: 30 babies20102011: 24 babies2012: 20 babies2013: 23 babies2014: 14 babies2015: 10 babies2016: 22 babies2017: 19 babies2018: 14 babies2019: 21 babies2020: 9 babies20202021: 19 babies2022: 14 babies2023: 13 babies2024: 15 babies2025: 15 babies
US babies named Nadira per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 45.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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