Given name
Naaz
“a proud man”
Naaz is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “a proud man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “a proud man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Naaz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 57
- 0 boys · 57 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,780 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,780 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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