Girls' name · since 1990
Nairi
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 301 babies named Nairi, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,085 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 301
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nairi is the #9085 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 301 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Nairi recorded 301 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #9085 nationally today, ahead of 47% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #15,878 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,085 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 301 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nairi ranks #15,878 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,085 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 301 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,085 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 301
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nairi's 301 recorded births place it above 78.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nairi compares
301 45th percentile among 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
Nairi's all-time total is 20% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nairi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 301 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nairi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nairi's SSA record in two at 2010 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 1990, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nairi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Nairi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (113 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Nairi's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Nairi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 113 births (38% of all-time use).
Nairi by state
Where Nairi concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 129 | 42.9% |
129 of 301 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nairi's data
- Nairi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 2020s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nairis (129 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 Nairi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Nairi 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.