Recorded 1977–2011 Boys' name Peak 1990 50 births

Nir — boys' name

50 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.

1970s51980s61990s342010s5
1990s
Peak decade

68% 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.

What the Data Says About Nir

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Nir between 1977 and 2011, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nir currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nir performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nir shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nir 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 50 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.

Nir at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

50

Since 1977

35 years of records

Peak year

1990

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1977

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2011

Nir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1977

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1990)
7
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201119991996199519941993199019871977 5

Nir by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
34 births that decade — 68% of Nir's all-time total
1970s51980s61990s342010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nir?
50 babies have been named Nir since 1977. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1990 with 7 births.
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?
Nir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 35 years of data through 2011.
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.

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, 1977–2011 (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.