US rank #3714 Girls' name Peak 2006 1,155 births

Niara — #3714 US girls' name

1,155 babies named Niara in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s2532000s3762010s3062020s203
#3714
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Niara was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

49 babies were named Niara in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Niara

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,155 babies named Niara between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Niara currently holds the #3714 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niara performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 376 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Niara shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 87 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Niara in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niara 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 1,155 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.

Niara at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,155

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2006

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,714

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Niara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
49
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Niara by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
376 births that decade — 33% of Niara's all-time total
1980s171990s2532000s3762010s3062020s203

Niara by state

Where Niara concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Niara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
87 7.5%
#2 California
65 5.6%
#3 Florida
24 2.1%
#4 North Carolina
7 0.6%
#5 Georgia
6 0.5%
#6 Illinois
5 0.4%
#7 Maryland
5 0.4%
#8 New Jersey
5 0.4%
New York share of Niara's total US births 7.5%
Even split

87 of 1,155 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Niara appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niara?
1,155 babies have been named Niara since 1988. It currently ranks #3714 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 49 births.
When was Niara most popular?
Niara was most popular in the 2000s decade with 376 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Niara most popular?
The top states for the name Niara are New York (87 births), California (65 births), Florida (24 births).
How long has the name Niara been used?
Niara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Niara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nia, Niah, Niamh, Niasia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.