Nadir
Nadir was the 4490th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 2086th; the most babies were born in 2001 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved down 346 places. More babies were named Nadir in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,490 boys, down 1,431 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200146 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,292babies recorded
Nadir popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,490 | 23 |
| 2020 | #3,059 | 38 |
| 2010 | #3,688 | 29 |
| 2000 | #2,606 | 36 |
| 1990 | #6,931 | 7 |
| 1980 | #3,055 | 15 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nadir, counting every spelling?
Nadir is the most common spelling of a name family that had 34 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 34 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nadir | 23 | #4,490 | 114 |
| Nader | 11 | #7,526 | 49 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nadir?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nadir (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nadir born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nadir.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nadir?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Nadir are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 13 and 30. That makes Nadir mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nadir by state
How common Nadir was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nadir: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nadir, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nadir
How popular is the name Nadir?
Nadir was the 4490th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 2086th; the most babies were born in 2001 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved down 346 places. More babies were named Nadir in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Nadir a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Nadir in the US.
Where is Nadir most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nadir was most common in Pennsylvania (0.02 per 1,000 boys).