Girls' name · since 1991
Nayara
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 386 babies named Nayara, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,865 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 386
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nayara is the #3865 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 386 recorded since 1991.
Nayara has 386 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3865 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #13,806 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,865 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 386 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayara ranks #13,806 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,865 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 386 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,865 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 386
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nayara's 386 recorded births place it above 80.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nayara compares
386 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Nayara's all-time total is 3% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nayara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 386 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nayara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nayara splits its recorded history at 2012: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nayara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Nayara by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (161 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Nayara's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nayara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 161 births (42% of all-time use).
Nayara by state
Where Nayara concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 11 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10 | 2.6% |
15 of 386 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Nayara's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (161 total births) through the 2020s (121) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nayaras (15 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nayara: 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 (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Nayara 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.