Girls' name · since 1994
Nasira
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 324 babies named Nasira, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,287 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 324
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nasira sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 324 recorded since 1994.
Nasira has 324 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2024.
- #15,287 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 324 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nasira ranks #15,287 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 324 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,287 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 324
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nasira's 324 recorded births place it above 78.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Nasira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nasira splits its recorded history at 2010: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nasira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
324 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2016 with 26 births in a single year.
Nasira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (136 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Nasira's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nasira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
122 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 136 births (42% of all-time use).
Nasira decade highlights
- Peak decade 136 births
- Runner-up 122 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Nasira by state
Where Nasira concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 324 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 1.5% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 1.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 1.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Nasira's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (136 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nasiras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nasira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1994–2024 (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 Nasira 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.
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