Nahir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nah-HEER
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Nahir is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “clear, bright”. In 2025 it ranked 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Nahir mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew name; also used as a variant of Nasir
“clear, bright”
A Hebrew name from a root meaning to shine or be radiant.
Is Nahir a girl's or a boy's name?
Nahir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nahir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,675th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Nahir, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Nahir in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nahir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
Names like Nahir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zamir, Zahir, Nazir, Musa, Azir, Nahmir, Ahmir, Nasir, Zymir, Amir, Yahir, Zayd
Names related to Nahir
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from 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, “Nahir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nahir, updated 20 October 2026.