Unisex name · since 2001
Nyaire
Nyaire has 450 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,752 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 450
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nyaire is the #1752 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 450 recorded since 2001.
Nyaire has 450 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1752 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #8,403 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,752 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 450 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyaire ranks #8,403 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,752 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 450 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,752 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 450
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nyaire's 450 recorded births place it above 81.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Nyaire compares
450 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Nyaire's all-time total is 22% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyaire | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 450 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 93 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nyaire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nyaire's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 93, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nyaire popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Currently ranks #1752 among boys.
450 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 93 births in a single year.
Nyaire popularity over time - girls
114 total births recorded since 2005 (Nyaire as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Nyaire accounts for 20% of total recorded use across both genders.
Nyaire by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (298 births, 66% of the file).
2020s was Nyaire's strongest decade.
298 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Nyaire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 96
2010s
96 births
- 2020s
2020s
298 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 298 births (66% of all-time use).
Nyaire decade highlights
- Peak decade 298 births
- Runner-up 96 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Nyaire by state
Where Nyaire concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 20 | 4.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 14 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 13 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 11 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 9 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.3% |
20 of 450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Illinois 4.4% of nationwide
- New York 3.1% of nationwide
- Texas 2.9% of nationwide
- Ohio 2.4% of nationwide
- Michigan 2.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 10 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Illinois accounts for 4.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Nyaire appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nyaire's data
- Illinois records the most Nyaires (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nyaire: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Nyaire 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.
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