At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #5,045 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 19 (<0.01% of boys)
- Trend
- Steady #5,041 in 2020 to #5,045 in 2025
- Peak
- #3,854 in 1995
- First recorded
- 1982
Meaning of Qadir
Pronounced kah-DEER (/kɑːˈdɪər/), Qadir is a resonant Arabic name meaning “capable” or “powerful.” Rooted in classical tradition as one of God’s attributes—Al-Qadir, the All-Powerful—it carries a sense of dignified strength and quiet confidence, like a hidden spring that never runs dry. Quietly holding its place in the US naming charts—hovering around the 900s—Qadir strikes the perfect balance between unique and approachable. In 2024, fifteen boys proudly carried this name, proof that its rich heritage still resonates today. Parents who choose Qadir are gifting their son a name brimming with history, personality, and just enough rarity that he won’t need a middle initial to stand out.
How to pronounce Qadir
Arabic
- Pronounced kah-DEER /kɑːˈdɪər/
Popularity of Qadir in the U.S.
Qadir was the #5,045 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 19 babies. It peaked at #3,854 in 1995. It first appears in the records in 1982.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1982–2025 36 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 5,045 | ▲ 859 |
| 2024 | 15 | 5,904 | ▼ 1,448 |
| 2023 | 23 | 4,456 | ▲ 563 |
| 2022 | 19 | 5,019 | ▲ 1,013 |
| 2021 | 14 | 6,032 | ▼ 991 |
| 2020 | 18 | 5,041 | ▲ 1,736 |
| 2019 | 12 | 6,777 | ▼ 741 |
| 2018 | 14 | 6,036 | ▲ 302 |
| 2017 | 13 | 6,338 | ▲ 388 |
| 2016 | 12 | 6,726 | ▼ 727 |
| 2015 | 14 | 5,999 | ▼ 266 |
| 2014 | 15 | 5,733 | ▲ 3,922 |
| 2013 | 7 | 9,655 | ▼ 3,935 |
| 2012 | 15 | 5,720 | ▲ 2,359 |
| 2011 | 9 | 8,079 | ▼ 488 |
| 2010 | 10 | 7,591 | ▼ 2,257 |
| 2009 | 17 | 5,334 | ▲ 1,429 |
| 2008 | 12 | 6,763 | ▼ 1,102 |
| 2007 | 15 | 5,661 | ▼ 589 |
| 2006 | 17 | 5,072 | ▼ 608 |
| 2005 | 19 | 4,464 | ▲ 1,674 |
| 2004 | 12 | 6,138 | ▼ 867 |
| 2003 | 14 | 5,271 | ▼ 140 |
| 2002 | 14 | 5,131 | ▲ 1,314 |
| 2001 | 10 | 6,445 | ▼ 1,660 |
| 2000 | 15 | 4,785 | ▲ 250 |
| 1999 | 13 | 5,035 | ▼ 838 |
| 1998 | 16 | 4,197 | ▲ 763 |
| 1997 | 12 | 4,960 | ▼ 564 |
| 1996 | 14 | 4,396 | ▼ 542 |
| 1995 | 16 | 3,854 | ▲ 1,255 |
| 1994 | 11 | 5,109 | back (not recorded in 1993) |
| 1992 | 8 | 6,128 | ▼ 1,032 |
| 1991 | 10 | 5,096 | back (not recorded in 1988–1990) |
| 1987 | 6 | 6,089 | back (not recorded in 1983–1986) |
| 1982 | 6 | 5,620 | new |
Notable people named Qadir
- Faqir Qadir Bux Bedil was a celebrated Sufi poet and scholar who wrote in Saraiki, Sindhi and Persian.
- Qadir Nayel is a Pakistani politician who served in the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan from 2018 to 2023.