Recorded 1983–2016 Girls' name Peak 2015 16 births

Nayyirah — girls' name

16 babies named Nayyirah in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52010s11
2010s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Nayyirah was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

6 babies were named Nayyirah in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nayyirah

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Nayyirah between 1983 and 2016, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nayyirah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nayyirah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nayyirah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nayyirah 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 16 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.

Nayyirah at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

16

Since 1983

34 years of records

Peak year

2015

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1983

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2016

Nayyirah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1983

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2015)
6
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4.555.566.5 201620151983 5

Nayyirah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 69% of Nayyirah's all-time total
1980s52010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nayyirah?
16 babies have been named Nayyirah since 1983. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2015 with 6 births.
When was Nayyirah most popular?
Nayyirah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Nayyirah been used?
Nayyirah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 34 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Nayyirah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nayeli, Naya, Nayla, Nayely, 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, 1983–2016 (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.