Nahid
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nah-HEED
- Origin
- Persian
Nahid is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “the planet Venus”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nahid mean?
Persian: Persian Nahid, the planet Venus; also used in Turkey and South Asia
“the planet Venus”
From the Persian name of Venus, linked to the goddess Anahita; also used by Turkish and Bangladeshi families.
Is Nahid a girl's or a boy's name?
Nahid is a boys' name.
How popular is Nahid in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nahid in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Nahid in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
Names like Nahid
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif Hamid Fahad Hassan Asad Hammad Saeed Qasim Habib Naeem Haseeb Azeem
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nahid: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nahid, updated 20 October 2026.