US rank #5991 Boys' name Peak 2023 467 births

Qadir — #5991 US boys' name

467 babies named Qadir in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s1002000s1452010s1212020s89
#5991
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Qadir was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

23 babies were named Qadir in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Qadir

The Social Security Administration has registered 467 babies named Qadir between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Qadir currently holds the #5991 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Qadir performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Qadir shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Qadir in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Qadir 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 467 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.

Qadir at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

467

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2023

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,991

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Qadir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
23
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
510152025 20242019201420092004199919941982 6

Qadir by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
145 births that decade — 31% of Qadir's all-time total
1980s121990s1002000s1452010s1212020s89

Qadir by state

Where Qadir concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Qadir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
28 6.0%
#2 New York
11 2.4%
#3 New Jersey
9 1.9%
#4 Georgia
5 1.1%
Pennsylvania share of Qadir's total US births 6.0%
Even split

28 of 467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Qadir?
467 babies have been named Qadir since 1982. It currently ranks #5991 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 23 births.
When was Qadir most popular?
Qadir was most popular in the 2000s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Qadir most popular?
The top states for the name Qadir are Pennsylvania (28 births), New York (11 births), New Jersey (9 births).
How long has the name Qadir been used?
Qadir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Qadir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Qadry, Qadree. 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, 1982–2024 (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.