Given name & surname
Quadir
“a capable man; one who is competent”
Quadir is a variant of Qadir. One Arabic interpretation is “a capable man; one who is competent.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Quadir is a variant of Qadir. One Arabic interpretation is “a capable man; one who is competent.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Quadir is a variant of Qadir. An origin associated with Qadir is Arabic.
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
Quadir through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,964
- 1,964 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 97 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,221 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +45%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,221 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 45.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 97 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,123 as a first name in 2020; 211 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 3
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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