Girls' name · since 1976
Nadirah
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 867 babies named Nadirah, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,292 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 867
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
867 girls have been named Nadirah since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nadirah has 867 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2024.
- #8,292 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 867 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadirah ranks #8,292 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 867 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,292 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 867
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nadirah's 867 recorded births place it above 88.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Nadirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nadirah's full recorded timeline at 2000, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nadirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2024
- Peak year (1991)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Nadirah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (268 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Nadirah's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Nadirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 97
1970s
97 births
- 1980s
1980s
209 births
- 1990s
1990s
268 births
- 2000s
2000s
181 births
- 2010s 76
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 268 births (31% of all-time use).
How Nadirah 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 Nadirah's total volume
Nadirah by state
Where Nadirah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 215 | 24.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 166 | 19.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.6% |
215 of 867 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Nadirah's data
- Nadirah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (268 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Nadirahs (215 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nadirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1976–2024 (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 Nadirah 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.