Nazir

Where Nazir comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Nazir.

Nazir through the years
  1. 1831
    Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi born
    Indian writer
  2. 1962
    Nazir Afzal born
    British lawyer
  3. 1985
    First appearance
    #6,523 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2024
    Peak, #946
    243 babies named Nazir, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi · Indian writer, 1831–1912
  • Nazir Afzal · British lawyer, born 1962
  • Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed · British politician, born 1957
  • Nazir Jaser · Syrian bicycle racer, born 1989
  • Nazir Naji · Pakistani journalist, 1942–2024

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.