girl's name
Nyra
- Origin Sanskrit
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,336
Canada
#611
2024 births
Nyra is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 147 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Nyra is a name of Sanskrit origin.
- Peaked in 2021, when 324 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 22,554 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
Nyra 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 | 5 |
| 1920s | 22 |
| 1930s | 32 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 61 |
| 1960s | 23 |
| 1970s | 34 |
| 1980s | 29 |
| 1990s | 66 |
| 2000s | 129 |
| 2010s | 569 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,438 |
How popular is Nyra?
In 2025, Nyra was given to 147 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Nyra 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 Nyra
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nyra also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nyra over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nyra
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nyra — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nyra
How popular is the name Nyra?
In 2025, Nyra was given to 147 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Nyra a girl's or a boy's name?
Nyra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nyra most popular?
Nyra peaked in 2021, when 324 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nyra a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nyra currently ranks #611 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.