Nadirah — #11310 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Nadirah

The Social Security Administration has registered 867 babies named Nadirah between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nadirah currently holds the #11310 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nadirah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 268 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nadirah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 215 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Nadirah in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nadirah 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 867 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.