Nargis
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Persian
Nargis is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “narcissus”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nargis mean?
Persian
“narcissus”
A female given name from Persian, meaning “daffodil”.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Nargis a girl's or a boy's name?
Nargis is a girls' name.
How popular is Nargis in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nargis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nargis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Names like Nargis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine, Erin, Ellie, Grace, Sophie, Ella, Lucy, Ruby, Emma, Paris, Amber, Chloe
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman, Armaan
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, “Nargis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nargis, updated 20 October 2026.