Nadira

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Надира in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, KG Kyrgyzstan and 1 more, Нодира in UZ Uzbekistan, TJ Tajikistan, Nodira in NO Norway, PL Poland and Надіра in UA Ukraine.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Nadira is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Indonesian given name14K records spelled Nadira4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Malaysia, India, United States

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written 'Nadira, Nadira'

• Portuguese given name11K records spelled Nadira3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Spain, United States, Argentina

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish

  Also written Nádira

• French given name7.3K records spelled Nadira5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Spain, United States, Belgium

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Nodira, Nàdira, Nādira

• a separate given name705 records spelled Nadira3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, Morocco, Ethiopia

  Also written Nadīrā, Nādira

• Sinhala given name439 records spelled Nadira5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Sweden, United States, Sri Lanka

  Also written Nidra, Nadeeraa, නදීරා

39 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Nadira is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Hija de Naho

  as a name·25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado

• In Arabic, rare, extraordinary; fem. of Nadir. Comp. Nadira 35s, radiant. See Nudra 34

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

• In Arabic, rare, extraordinary, choice, precious; feminine of Nadir

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

• In Arabic, radiant, resplendent, bright, beaming (see

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 80 years between 1916–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Nadira Babbarb. 1948INIndian theatre actress, director and actress
• Nadira Emranb. 1965JOJordan actress
• Nadira Murrayb. 1981screenwriter
• Nadira SultanINIndian politician
• Nadira BeggCACanadian journalist
• Nadira YuldashevaGBresearcher

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 413 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Nadira?

We estimate roughly 61 thousand people bear Nadira (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Nadira have the most bearers?

Nadira is most frequently recorded in Bangladesh, where it is most often spelled nadira.

How common is Nadira compared with other names?

In Bangladesh, Nadira is the 225th most common given name of 28,624 given names recorded there.

Is Nadira a male or female name?

Nadira is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Nadira mean?

Recorded meaning: weibl. Vom., weibliche Form von