US rank #10543 Girls' name Peak 2021 290 births

Nairi — #10543 US girls' name

290 babies named Nairi in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s442000s762010s1132020s57
#10543
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 40% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Nairi was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

18 babies were named Nairi in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nairi

The Social Security Administration has registered 290 babies named Nairi between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nairi currently holds the #10543 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nairi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nairi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 124 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nairi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nairi 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 290 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.

Nairi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

290

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2021

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,543

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nairi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
18
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
5101520 202420202016201220082004199819941990 6

Nairi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
113 births that decade — 39% of Nairi's all-time total
1990s442000s762010s1132020s57

Nairi by state

Where Nairi concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nairi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
124 42.8%
California share of Nairi's total US births 42.8%

124 of 290 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nairi?
290 babies have been named Nairi since 1990. It currently ranks #10543 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 18 births.
When was Nairi most popular?
Nairi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Nairi most popular?
The top states for the name Nairi are California (124 births).
How long has the name Nairi been used?
Nairi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nairi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nailah, Naima, Naila, Naia, 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, 1990–2024 (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.