Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: falling fast
NirIn Hebrew: ניר · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: נִירRomanization: nir
Nir (Hebrew: ניר) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 17,013 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 34 boys and ranked #366. Its peak year was 1979, with 576 babies.
- People in Israel
- 17,013
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 34
- rank #366
- Peak year
- 1979
- 576 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Nir
In Hebrew letters the name is ניר, read right to left. Nir is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "nir" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Nir
From נִיר (nir, “a lamp”) or נִיר (nir, “a plowed field”) above.
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Nir by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Nir
How do you write Nir in Hebrew?
Nir is written ניר in Hebrew (with vowel points: נִיר). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "nir".
How many people in Israel are named Nir?
17,013 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name ניר: 489 women and 16,524 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Nir a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 97.1% of the people named ניר are men.
What does the name Nir mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Nir" Etymology: From נִיר (nir, “a lamp”) or נִיר (nir, “a plowed field”) above.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.