Girls' name · since 1992
Nayirah
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Nayirah, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
19 girls have been named Nayirah since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nayirah has 19 recorded births among girls since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2015.
- #46,589 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 19 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayirah ranks #46,589 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #46,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nayirah's 19 recorded births place it above 35.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nayirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nayirah's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nayirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2015
- Peak year (1992)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Nayirah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 68% of the file).
1990s was Nayirah's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Nayirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Nayirah's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Nayirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1992–2015 (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 Nayirah 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.