US rank #7358 Boys' name Peak 2017 386 births

Nizar — #7358 US boys' name

386 babies named Nizar in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s51990s552000s932010s1672020s60
#7358
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Nizar was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

26 babies were named Nizar in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nizar

The Social Security Administration has registered 386 babies named Nizar between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nizar currently holds the #7358 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nizar performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nizar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Nizar in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nizar 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 386 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.

Nizar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

386

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2017

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,358

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nizar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
26
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
051015202530 20242019201420092003199819901979 6

Nizar by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
167 births that decade — 43% of Nizar's all-time total
1970s61980s51990s552000s932010s1672020s60

Nizar by state

Where Nizar concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Nizar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 3.1%
#2 Massachusetts
6 1.6%
#3 California
5 1.3%
New York share of Nizar's total US births 3.1%
Even split

12 of 386 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nizar?
386 babies have been named Nizar since 1979. It currently ranks #7358 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 26 births.
When was Nizar most popular?
Nizar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Nizar most popular?
The top states for the name Nizar are New York (12 births), Massachusetts (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Nizar been used?
Nizar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nizar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nizaiah, Nizam, Nizear, Nizier, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1979–2024 (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.