Total births
16
Girls' name · since 1983
Nayyirah
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.
- 16
- total births
- 1983–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Nayyirah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 1983.
Nayyirah has 16 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1983 to 2016.
- 16 total births
- 1983–2016 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Nayyirah since 1983, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.
- 16
- total births
- 1983–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
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.
Nayyirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nayyirah splits its recorded history at 2015: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nayyirah at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2015
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1983
Nayyirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2016
- Peak year (2015)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Nayyirah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Nayyirah's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Nayyirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nayyirah? ▼
Since 1983, Social Security records show 16 babies named Nayyirah. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Nayyirah go back to 1983, giving 34 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Nayyirah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nayyirah
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Nayely Girl
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Nayelli Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1983–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nayyirah: Baby Name Since 1983 - 16 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nayyirah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nayyirah 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 July 2026.