US rank #7333 Girls' name Peak 2000 1,020 births

Nadira — #7333 US girls' name

1,020 babies named Nadira in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s861980s1391990s2222000s3062010s1972020s70
#7333
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Nadira was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

45 babies were named Nadira in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nadira

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,020 babies named Nadira between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nadira currently holds the #7333 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nadira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 306 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nadira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 120 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Nadira in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nadira 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 1,020 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.

Nadira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,020

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2000

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,333

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nadira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
45
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
01020304050 202420172010200319961989198219751972 9

Nadira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
306 births that decade — 30% of Nadira's all-time total
1970s861980s1391990s2222000s3062010s1972020s70

Nadira by state

Where Nadira concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Nadira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
120 11.8%
#2 Pennsylvania
86 8.4%
#3 Minnesota
11 1.1%
#4 New Jersey
11 1.1%
#5 California
6 0.6%
#6 Virginia
5 0.5%
New York share of Nadira's total US births 11.8%
Even split

120 of 1,020 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nadira?
1,020 babies have been named Nadira since 1972. It currently ranks #7333 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 45 births.
When was Nadira most popular?
Nadira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 306 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Nadira most popular?
The top states for the name Nadira are New York (120 births), Pennsylvania (86 births), Minnesota (11 births).
How long has the name Nadira been used?
Nadira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nadira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nadine, Nadia, Nada, Nadya, 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, 1972–2024 (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.