Girls' name · since 1978
Nidra
Nidra has 44 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,502 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
44 girls have been named Nidra since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nidra recorded 44 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1984.
- #36,502 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nidra ranks #36,502 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #36,502 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nidra's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nidra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nidra's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nidra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1984
- Peak year (1981)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Nidra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (39 births, 89% of the file).
1980s was Nidra's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 89% of all-time use.
Nidra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 39 births (89% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nidra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1978–1984 (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 Nidra 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.