Nazneen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- naz-NEEN
- Origin
- Persian
Nazneen is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “delicate, beloved”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nazneen mean?
Persian: from Persian nazanin 'delicate, beloved'
“delicate, beloved”
From Persian nazanin, meaning delicate or beloved; Nazneen is the heroine of Monica Ali's novel Brick Lane.
Is Nazneen a girl's or a boy's name?
Nazneen is a girls' name.
How popular is Nazneen in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nazneen in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Nazneen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
Names like Nazneen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yasmin, Aysha, Faiza, Salma, Yasmine, Saba, Tasnim, Farah, Fatma, Hibah, Samah, Niyyah
Names related to Nazneen
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman, Armaan, Jazmin
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, “Nazneen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nazneen, updated 20 October 2026.