Nadir Boy
How popular is Nadir?
#4,395 boy name in 2025
23 baby boys were named Nadir in the US in 2025, making it the 4395th most popular boy name.
Nadir popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,395 for boys (▲ 172 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 23 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-8% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,078 in 2015, #3,024 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (46 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,065 in 1998 |
| First recorded | 1975 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nadir counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nadir family of names ranked #2,673 for boys in 2025 (#3,006 the year before), with 34 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nadir | 23 | 68% |
| Nader | 11 | 32% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nadir is most popular
Babies named Nadir per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Nadir by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59 | #2,235 |
| 1980s | 144 | #2,417 |
| 1990s | 269 | #2,065 |
| 2000s | 372 | #2,213 |
| 2010s | 296 | #2,903 |
| 2020s | 152 | #3,024 |
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Questions
- Is Nadir a boy or girl name?
- Nadir is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nadir were boys.
- How popular is the name Nadir?
- 23 baby boys were named Nadir in the US in 2025, making it the 4395th most popular boy name.
- When was Nadir most popular?
- Nadir peaked in 2001, when 46 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,065 in 1998.
- How many people are named Nadir?
- 1,292 babies have been named Nadir in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,264 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Nadir most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nadir was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.