Recorded 1988–2023 Girls' name Peak 1997 136 births

Neira — girls' name

136 babies named Neira in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s462000s602010s152020s5
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Neira was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

21 babies were named Neira in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neira

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Neira between 1988 and 2023, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Neira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Neira in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neira 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 136 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.

Neira at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

136

Since 1988

36 years of records

Peak year

1997

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1988

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2023

Neira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1988

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1997)
21
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0510152025 2023201220062002199919941988 5

Neira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
60 births that decade — 44% of Neira's all-time total
1980s101990s462000s602010s152020s5

Neira by state

Where Neira concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Neira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 8.8%
California share of Neira's total US births 8.8%

12 of 136 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neira?
136 babies have been named Neira since 1988. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1997 with 21 births.
When was Neira most popular?
Neira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Neira most popular?
The top states for the name Neira are California (12 births).
How long has the name Neira been used?
Neira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 36 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Neira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neida, Neila, Neisha, Neita, 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, 1988–2023 (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.