US rank #2592 Girls' name Peak 2022 621 births

Nihira — #2592 US girls' name

621 babies named Nihira in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s2682020s348
#2592
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Nihira was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

78 babies were named Nihira in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nihira

The Social Security Administration has registered 621 babies named Nihira between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nihira currently holds the #2592 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nihira performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 348 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nihira shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 93 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Nihira in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nihira 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 621 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.

Nihira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

621

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2022

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,592

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nihira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
78
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
020406080100 20242022202020182016201420122006 5

Nihira by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
348 births that decade — 56% of Nihira's all-time total
2000s52010s2682020s348

Nihira by state

Where Nihira concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nihira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
93 15.0%
#2 California
84 13.5%
#3 New Jersey
22 3.5%
#4 North Carolina
17 2.7%
#5 Ohio
8 1.3%
#6 Illinois
7 1.1%
#7 Michigan
6 1.0%
#8 Florida
5 0.8%
Texas share of Nihira's total US births 15.0%
Even split

93 of 621 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Nihira appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nihira?
621 babies have been named Nihira since 2006. It currently ranks #2592 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 78 births.
When was Nihira most popular?
Nihira was most popular in the 2020s decade with 348 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Nihira most popular?
The top states for the name Nihira are Texas (93 births), California (84 births), New Jersey (22 births).
How long has the name Nihira been used?
Nihira has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nihira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Niharika, Nihal, Nihan, Niha, 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, 2006–2024 (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.