Fun Facts About the Name Khazir
- 33 babies named Khazir: U.S. records list 33 babies given the name Khazir from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Khazir Mean?
Khazir is best explained as a transliteration of the Arabic name al-Khiḍr, also written Khidr, Khadir, Khizr, or Khezr. It comes from the Arabic root kh-ḍ-r, the root of akhḍar ("green") and khaḍir ("green one"), so the usual meaning given is "the green one." The z in Khazir points to Persian or Turkic pronunciation, where the Arabic emphatic ḍ is regularly spoken as z, producing forms such as Persian Khezr and Turkish Hızır. The Arabic form itself does not have a z; the spelling Khazir reflects how the name sounds in those languages rather than in Arabic.
Khazir Name History & Origins
The figure behind the name appears in the Qur'an in Surah al-Kahf (18:60 - 82), where a servant of God travels with Moses and performs acts whose meaning Moses cannot accept. He is not named in that passage; the name al-Khidr comes from hadith and later Islamic tradition, which explains the title by saying he wore green garments or that the ground turned green where he sat. These are traditional explanations rather than documented biography, and they are the source of the "green" meaning attached to the name.
As Islam spread, the figure and the name took local forms: Khezr in Persian, Hızır in Turkish, where he is linked with the spring festival Hıdırellez, and Khizr in Urdu-speaking regions. Khazir belongs to this family of forms and carries the z sound typical of Persian and Turkish rather than the Arabic ḍ.
How Popular is the Name Khazir?
Khazir has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #7,015 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,015 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #8,022 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #11,590 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #13,183 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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