MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nazar mean?
Nazar comes from Arabic nazar, the act of looking or considering. In Urdu the word extends from the eye's gaze to attention and judgement, while Kerala also uses it as a personal name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
نظر
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
नज़र
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
നസർ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
नजर
7,419 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nazar in Indian usage
3,448 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 187 |
| 1960s | 1,243 |
| 1970s | 1,527 |
| 1980s | 356 |
| Other decades | 135 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 3,227 |
| Delhi | 111 |
| Other states | 110 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Nazar / M | 4 | 4,275 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Nazar; Table_6, C4843 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nazar; Table_6, C4843
- Wiktionary: نظر ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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