US rank #6813 Girls' name Peak 2023 188 births

Anira — #6813 US girls' name

188 babies named Anira in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s572010s582020s73
#6813
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Anira was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

18 babies were named Anira in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anira

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Anira between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anira currently holds the #6813 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anira performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Anira shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anira in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 188 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Anira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

188

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2023

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,813

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
18
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 2024202120182015200920062002 9

Anira by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
73 births that decade — 39% of Anira's all-time total
2000s572010s582020s73

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anira?
188 babies have been named Anira since 2002. It currently ranks #6813 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 18 births.
When was Anira most popular?
Anira was most popular in the 2020s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Anira been used?
Anira has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anita, Aniyah, Aniya, Anika, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.