Nadirah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- na-DEER-a
- Origin
- Arabic
Nadirah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “rare, precious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nadirah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Nadira; feminine of Nadir
“rare, precious”
Meaning borrowed from Nadira.
Is Nadirah a girl's or a boy's name?
Nadirah is a girls' name.
How popular is Nadirah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nadirah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nadirah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
How popular is Nadirah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Nadirah in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nadirah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 25 | #4,763 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4,829 |
| 2000 | 31 | #3,978 |
| 1999 | 25 | #4,440 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 27 | #3,937 |
| 1995 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1994 | 30 | #3,610 |
| 1993 | 31 | #3,501 |
| 1992 | 24 | #4,229 |
| 1991 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 24 | #4,014 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 27 | #3,245 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 21 | #3,686 |
| 1982 | 30 | #2,958 |
| 1981 | 23 | #3,532 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,852 |
| 1979 | 30 | #2,860 |
| 1978 | 30 | #2,741 |
| 1977 | 26 | #3,001 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
Names like Nadirah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Farah, Sumayyah, Nusaybah, Zainab, Safa, Ruqayyah, Aakifah, Aaminah, Safiya, Hibah, Umaymah
Names related to Nadirah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nadirah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nadirah, updated 20 October 2026.