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Nizar

Boy

Meaning of Nizar: Arabic: 'rare or small'

Nizar 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 — 5781st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5781

15 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

401

First recorded 1979 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 11 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 11 babies2006: 16 babies2007: 5 babies2008: 13 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 23 babies20102011: 13 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 10 babies2014: 24 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 14 babies2017: 26 babies2018: 11 babies2019: 10 babies2020: 19 babies20202021: 8 babies2022: 8 babies2023: 14 babies2024: 11 babies2025: 15 babies
US babies named Nizar per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 26.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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