Nazir

Nazir: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “observer, overseer”
Origin: Arabic
Say it: nuh-ZEER · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

From Arabic nazir, meaning 'one who sees, observes' or 'supervisor.' It is distinct from Nazir/Nadhir forms derived from a root meaning 'to warn' in some transliterations.

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How popular is Nazir?

202473.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Nazir in 2024242

2024 rank#945 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18803,758

Nazir is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Nazir

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Malikking · Arabic

Nazir questions

What does the name Nazir mean?

Nazir means "observer, overseer". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic nazir, meaning 'one who sees, observes' or 'supervisor.' It is distinct from Nazir/Nadhir forms derived from a root meaning 'to warn' in some transliterations.

Is Nazir a boy or girl name?

Nazir is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nazir?

242 US babies were named Nazir in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Nazir?

Nazir is usually pronounced nuh-ZEER.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.