Nazanin

This sweet-sounding and sweet meaning name is popular across the Middle East and Central Asia. Notable bearers include actress Nazanin Boniadi and British-Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, whose arrest and imprisonment in Iran in 2016 continues to make headlines.

Pronounced nah-zah-NEEN.

As of October 2026, Nazanin ranked #6755 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5238 for girls in 2024.