girl's name

Neira

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 146

Neira is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1997, when 21 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1988.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Neira over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Neira by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 10
1990s 46
2000s 60
2010s 15
2020s (to 2023) 5

How popular is Neira?

In 2023, Neira was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Neira is used

France as Neïra #4,705 5 in 2025
United States #15,508 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

How Neira is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Neïra Neïra is a rare spelling of Neira, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Neira

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Neira also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Neira over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Neira

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Neira — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Neira

How popular is the name Neira?

In 2023, Neira was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Neira a girl's or a boy's name?

Neira is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Neira?

Neira has 2 syllables.

When was Neira most popular?

Neira peaked in 1997, when 21 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Neira a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Neira currently ranks #4,705 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.