Girls' name · since 1981
Naira
Naira has 923 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,359 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 923
- born since 1981
- 2020s
- peak decade
Naira currently ranks #2359 among girls' names in America, with 923 babies recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naira has been recorded 923 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #2359 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #7,950 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,359 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 923 born since 1981
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naira ranks #7,950 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,359 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 923 born since 1981, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,359 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 923
- born since 1981
- 2020s
- peak decade
Naira's 923 recorded births place it above 89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Naira compares
923 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Naira's all-time total is 145% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 923 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Naira's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 77, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Naira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Naira by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (380 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Naira's strongest decade.
380 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Naira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s 116
2000s
116 births
- 2010s
2010s
366 births
- 2020s
2020s
380 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 380 births (41% of all-time use).
How Naira 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 Naira's total volume
Naira by state
Where Naira concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 109 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 75 | 8.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 46 | 5.0% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 32 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 18 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
109 of 923 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- California records the most Nairas (109 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Naira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Naira 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.