Total births
55
Boys' name · since 1977
Nir
55 babies named Nir in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 55
- total births
- 1977–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Nir sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 55 recorded since 1977.
Nir has 55 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- 55 total births
- 1977–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
55 boys have been named Nir since 1977, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.
- 55
- total births
- 1977–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Nir was born in this single decade.
1990
Single peak year
7 babies were named Nir in 1990 - its busiest year on record.
Nir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nir's full recorded timeline at 1995, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nir at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1977
Nir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Nir by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Nir's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Nir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 34 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nir? ▼
Nir has been given to 55 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 7 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
When was Nir most popular? ▼
Nir was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Nir been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nir since 1977 -- 49 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Nir? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nirvaan, Nirav, Nirvan, Niraj, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Nir's data
- Nir's decade-level peak was the 1990s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nir
Nearby Names Like Nir
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nir
Nirvaan Boy
#2026 712 births
Nirav Boy
#11198 546 births
Nirvan Boy
#3326 482 births
Niraj Boy
331 births
Nirvair Boy
#2594 200 births
Compare Nir side by side: Nir vs Nirvaan Nir vs Nirav Nir vs Nirvan
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nir: Baby Name Since 1977 - 55 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nir. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nir 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 July 2026.