Nezar
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.
Nezar by the numbers
Nezar was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Nezar
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nezar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nazargaze or attention30 in the US (2017)
- Nizarsmall or diminutive26 in the US (2017)
- Nazirone who warns or admonishes138 in the US (2017)
- Neziahstrength of God, God is my strength20 in the US (2017)
- Nevanlittle saint; a form of Nevin5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nazariof or relating to nazareth; also meaning observer14 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Nezar
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