Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- dearly loved; rare
Rare, precious
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nadir
Pronunciation
n(a)-dir
Famous People
Persian King Nadir Shah
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #2246, 45 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4396, 23 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 |
| 2024 | 21 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 32 |
| 2020 | 38 |
| 2019 | 28 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2016 | 27 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #786, 22 births); most recent 2024 (rank #4266, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #321, 153 births); most recent 2023 (rank #881, 44 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 44 |
| 2022 | 40 |
| 2021 | 46 |
| 2020 | 55 |
| 2019 | 62 |
| 2018 | 66 |
| 2017 | 77 |
| 2016 | 108 |
| 2015 | 114 |
| 2014 | 128 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #733, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence