Recorded 1976–2023 Girls' name Peak 1983 295 births

Nashira — girls' name

295 babies named Nashira in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s391980s831990s632000s422010s332020s35
1980s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Nashira was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

17 babies were named Nashira in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nashira

The Social Security Administration has registered 295 babies named Nashira between 1976 and 2023, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nashira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nashira performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nashira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nashira in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nashira 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 295 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.

Nashira at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

295

Since 1976

48 years of records

Peak year

1983

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1976

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2023

Nashira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1976

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1983)
17
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
05101520 20232017200819991992198619811976 9

Nashira by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
83 births that decade — 28% of Nashira's all-time total
1970s391980s831990s632000s422010s332020s35

Nashira by state

Where Nashira concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nashira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 3.4%
California share of Nashira's total US births 3.4%

10 of 295 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nashira?
295 babies have been named Nashira since 1976. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1983 with 17 births.
When was Nashira most popular?
Nashira was most popular in the 1980s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Nashira most popular?
The top states for the name Nashira are California (10 births).
How long has the name Nashira been used?
Nashira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 48 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Nashira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nasya, Nastassia, Nashla, Nashly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1976–2023 (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.