Given name & surname
Nazario
“a man from Nazareth”·“one who is devoted to God”
Nazario is a variant of Nazaire. One Latin interpretation is “a man from Nazareth.” Nazario is a variant of Nasario. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is devoted to God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nazario is a variant of Nazaire. One Latin interpretation is “a man from Nazareth.” Nazario is a variant of Nasario. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is devoted to God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Late Latin.
How it developed
Nazario developed from Nazareth.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nazario through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 993
- 993 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #4,492 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +51%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,492 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 50.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,081 as a first name in 2020; 6,861 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.
Nazario’s family of names
Nazario developed from Nazareth. Nazario has a related form in Nasario. Nazario has a related form in Nazaire.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Nazario
- Nazario SauroItalian naval hero (1880–1916)
- Nazario PardiniItalian literary critic and writerborn 1937
- Nazario Moreno GonzálezMexican drug lord (1970–2014)
- Nazario FiakaifonuVanuatuan judoka (* 1988)
- Nazario BelmarSpanish footballer (1919-1980)
- Nazario EscotoPresident of Nicaragua1900
- Nazario LuqueSpanish comic artist and painter (born 1944)
- Nazario AraújoArgentine athletics competitorborn 1945
- Nazariussoldier, martyr, saint1–56
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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