Is Nadir a boy or girl name?

Nadir is a boy’s name. Of the 1,292 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Nadir

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Nadir was most popular in 2001, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,153 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,292 people named Nadir.

Nadir over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nadir’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nadir a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nadir is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,292 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nadir

Where Nadir is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org