Girls' name · since 2006
Nihira
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 666 babies named Nihira, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,848 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,445 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 666
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
666 babies have been named Nihira since 2006, making it today's #3445 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nihira has been recorded 666 times among girls since 2006, currently ranked #3445 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #9,848 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,445 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 666 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nihira ranks #9,848 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,445 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 666 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,848 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,445 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 666
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nihira's 666 recorded births place it above 86.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Nihira compares
666 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nihira's all-time total is 77% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nihira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 666 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nihira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nihira's full recorded timeline at 2018, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 78 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nihira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Nihira by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (393 births, 59% of the file).
2020s was Nihira's strongest decade.
393 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Nihira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
268 births
- 2020s
2020s
393 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 393 births (59% of all-time use).
How Nihira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nihira's total volume
Nihira by state
Where Nihira concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 103 | 15.5% |
| #2 | California | | 89 | 13.4% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 22 | 3.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 17 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 8 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.9% |
103 of 666 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Nihira appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Nihiras (103 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nihira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Nihira 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.