Girls' name · since 1972
Nadira
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 1,035 babies named Nadira, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,225 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,035
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,035 babies have been named Nadira since 1972, making it today's #7225 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nadira recorded 1,035 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #7225 nationally today, ahead of 58% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #7,331 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,225 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,035 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadira ranks #7,331 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,225 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,035 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,225 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,035
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nadira's 1,035 recorded births place it above 89.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Nadira compares
1,035 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nadira's all-time total is 175% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nadira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,035 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nadira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nadira's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nadira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Nadira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (306 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Nadira's strongest decade.
306 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Nadira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 86
1970s
86 births
- 1980s
1980s
139 births
- 1990s
1990s
222 births
- 2000s
2000s
306 births
- 2010s
2010s
197 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 306 births (30% of all-time use).
How Nadira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nadira's total volume
Nadira by state
Where Nadira concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 120 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 86 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #5 | California | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
120 of 1,035 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Nadira's data
- Nadira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (306 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nadiras (120 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nadira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nadira draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.