Girls' name · since 1994
Nazirah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 140 babies named Nazirah, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nazirah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 140 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nazirah has been recorded 140 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2015.
- #23,504 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 140 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nazirah ranks #23,504 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nazirah's 140 recorded births place it above 67.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Nazirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nazirah's full recorded timeline at 2006, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nazirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2015
- Peak year (2013)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Nazirah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (70 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Nazirah's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Nazirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 70 births (50% of all-time use).
Nazirah by state
Where Nazirah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 140 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nazirah's data
- Nazirah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (70 total births) through the 2010s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Nazirahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Nazirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1994–2015 (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 Nazirah 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.