Given name
Nadira
“one who is precious; rare”
Nadira is a variant of Nadirah. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is precious; rare.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nadira is a variant of Nadirah. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is precious; rare.”
Explained through its name family
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 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nadira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,035
- 0 boys · 1,035 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,392 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,392 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 45 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,781 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Nadira
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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