girl's name
Nira
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 853
Nira is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1933, when 207 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
Nira over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 17 |
| 1930s | 281 |
| 1940s | 21 |
| 1950s | 63 |
| 1960s | 19 |
| 1970s | 47 |
| 1980s | 39 |
| 1990s | 18 |
| 2000s | 74 |
| 2010s | 99 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 125 |
How popular is Nira?
In 2025, Nira was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Nira is used
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.
Names that peaked alongside Nira
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nira also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nira over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nira
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nira — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nira
How popular is the name Nira?
In 2025, Nira was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Nira a girl's or a boy's name?
Nira is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nira most popular?
Nira peaked in 1933, when 207 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Nira a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nira currently ranks #2,810 in the United States. After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.