Nazim
How to say it: nah-ZEEM · /na.ˈzim/
From Arabic 'nazim' meaning 'organizer, arranger, poet' - classic name in Arab, Turkish and South Asian use.
Nazim was the 12,168th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 5 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 50% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #12,760 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #12,168 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 5 |
| Share of births | 1 in 663,068 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −50% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #12,760 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,110 among boys’ names, 20 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Nazim is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Nazim is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #1,110 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Nazim
- Nazim Hüseynov (born 1969)Azerbaijani judoka
- Nazim Babayev (born 1997)Azerbaijani athletics competitor
- Nazim al-Kudsi (1906–1998)1st President of the Syrian Arab Republic
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