Given name & surname
Nadir
“one who is precious and rare”
Nadir is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is precious and rare.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “one who is precious and rare.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nadir through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,292
- 1,292 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #4,490 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,490 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 23.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 46 in 2001. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,750 as a first name in 2020; 432 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.
Nadir’s family of names
Nadir has a related form in Nader. Nadir has a related form in Nadear. Nadir has a related form in Nadeer.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
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 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Nadir
- RedOneMoroccan-Swedish songwriter, singer, record producer and record executive (born 1972)
- Nadir BelhadjAlgerian-French footballer (born 1982)
- Nadir RustamliAzerbaijani singerborn 1999
- Nader Al-DahabiJordanian politicianborn 1946
- Nadir AfonsoPortuguese painter and architect (1920-2013)
- Nadir LamyaghriMoroccan footballerborn 1976
- Nadir ÇiftçiTurkish association football player (born 1992)
- Nadir HifiAlgerian basketball playerborn 2002
- Nadir HaroubTanzanian footballerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Nadir, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Aqil
Aqil is a masculine given name from Arabic.
>99% boys
Anuar
Anuar is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in Albanian.
>99% boys
Humza
Humza is a masculine given name from Urdu, ultimately from Arabic.
>99% boys
Tawfiq
“one who is successful”
>99% boys
Nasri
“victory”
91% boys · 9% girls
Tawfik
Tawfik is a surname from Arabic.
>99% boys
Babacar
“father of the eldest”
>99% boys
Zeeshan
Zeeshan is a masculine given name from Arabic.
>99% boys