Nazim
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NAH-zim
- Origin
- Arabic
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Nazim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “organiser; composer of verse”. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Nazim mean?
Arabic: from Arabic nazim
“organiser; composer of verse”
Nazım Hikmet (1902-1963) was a leading modern Turkish poet.
Is Nazim a girl's or a boy's name?
Nazim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nazim 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 Nazim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Nazim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Nazim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 12,003rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 340,000 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, 5 boys in the US were named Nazim, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2015, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Nazim in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nazim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Names like Nazim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Muhammad, Ahmed, Abdullah, Ibrahim, Qasim, Musa, Umar, Zayd, Zayaan, Raheem, Mustafa
Names related to Nazim
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo
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, “Nazim: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nazim, updated 20 October 2026.