Girls' name · since 1917
Nira
804 babies named Nira in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,889 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 804
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nira is the #4889 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 804 recorded since 1917.
Nira has 804 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4889 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #8,690 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,889 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 804 born since 1917
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nira ranks #8,690 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,889 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 804 born since 1917, peaking in the 1930s.
- #8,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,889 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 804
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Nira's 804 recorded births place it above 87.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nira compares
804 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Nira's all-time total is 114% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 804 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 201 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nira splits its recorded history at 1983: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1933 peak of 201 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nira popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1933)
- 201
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Nira popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1933 (Nira as boys' name)
Nira by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (275 births, 34% of the file).
1930s was Nira's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Nira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s
1930s
275 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 63
1950s
63 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 74
2000s
74 births
- 2010s 99
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 275 births (34% of all-time use).
How Nira 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 Nira's total volume
Nira by state
Where Nira concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 3.7% |
| #2 | West Virginia | | 22 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 16 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 16 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 14 | 1.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.2% |
30 of 804 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Nira appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nira's data
- Nira's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (275 total births) through the 2020s (125) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Niras (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Nira 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.