Given name & surname
Nazeer
“one who is observant”
Nazeer is a variant of Nazir. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is observant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nazeer is a variant of Nazir. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is observant.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nazeer is a variant of Nazir. An origin associated with Nazir is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nazeer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 314
- 314 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,599 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,599 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 344 as a first name in 2020; 308 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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