Given name & surname
Nazar
Nazar is a masculine given name. It is used in English and Turkmen.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Nazar is a romanization of Назар. Назар comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nazar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 617
- 617 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,149 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,149 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 4.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 34 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,605 as a first name in 2020; 1,075 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.
Nazar’s family of names
In English usage, Nazar has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form NAZARY. In English usage, Nazar has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Назар. In Belarusian usage, Nazar is a transliteration of Назар.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Nazar has relatives in 5 languages.
3 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 3
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.
People named Nazar
- Nizar AmidiIraqi politicianborn 1968
- Nazar BaýramowTurkmenistan footballerborn 1982
- Nazar ChepurnyiUkrainian artistic gymnastborn 2002
- Nazar PetrosyanArmenian football player and coachborn 1951
- Nazar VoloshynUkrainian footballerborn 2003
- Nazar Mohammadcricketer (1921-1996)
- Nazar MatchanovSoviet politician (1923–2010)
- Nazar Heydarovpolitician1896–1968
- Nazar VerbnyiUkrainian association football playerborn 1997
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