US rank #945 Boys' name Peak 2024 3,758 births

Nazir — #945 US boys' name

3,758 babies named Nazir in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#945
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Nazir was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

242 babies were named Nazir in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nazir

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,758 babies named Nazir between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nazir currently holds the #945 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 242 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nazir performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,320 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nazir shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 549 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Nazir in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nazir in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,758 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nazir at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

3,758

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2024

242 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#945

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nazir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
242
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Nazir by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,320 births that decade — 35% of Nazir's all-time total
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Nazir by state

Where Nazir concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nazir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
549 14.6%
#2 New Jersey
333 8.9%
#3 Pennsylvania
239 6.4%
#4 North Carolina
221 5.9%
#5 Georgia
193 5.1%
#6 Florida
185 4.9%
#7 Virginia
182 4.8%
#8 Ohio
161 4.3%
New York share of Nazir's total US births 14.6%
Even split

549 of 3,758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Nazir appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nazir?
3,758 babies have been named Nazir since 1985. It currently ranks #945 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 242 births.
When was Nazir most popular?
Nazir was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,320 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Nazir most popular?
The top states for the name Nazir are New York (549 births), New Jersey (333 births), Pennsylvania (239 births).
How long has the name Nazir been used?
Nazir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nazir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nazareth, Nazario, Nazier, Nazar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.