Given name & surname
Nader
“one who is precious and rare”
Nader is a variant of Nadir. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is precious and rare.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nader is a variant of Nadir. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is precious and rare.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nader is a variant of Nadir. An origin associated with Nadir is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nader through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,555
- 1,555 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,526 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,526 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 61 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,874 as a first name in 2020; 2,663 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nader’s family of names
Nader has a related form in Nadir. In Greek usage, Nader as a surname is a transliteration of Ναδέρ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nader
- Nader ShahShah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty1688–1747
- Nader Al-DahabiJordanian politicianborn 1946
- Nader GhandriTunisian and French association football playerborn 1995
- Nader MohammadkhaniIranian footballerborn 1963
- Nader EbrahimiIranian writer and film director1936–2008
- Nader JoukhadarSyrian footballer1977–2023
- Nader MatarLebanese footballerborn 1992
- Nader GuiratTunisian singer, songwriter, pop rock musician and actorborn 1986
- Nader al-MasriPalestinian athletics competitor (born 1980)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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