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
0%100%Median name50%87.4%
Nyaire vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Nyaire's 450 recorded births place it above 81.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
93
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
020406080100 200120042008201120142017202020232025 93

Nyaire popularity over time - girls

114 total births recorded since 2005 (Nyaire as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 114 births
4681012 200520082011201320172020202220242025 10

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 298 births (66% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Nyaire by state

Where Nyaire concentrates geographically, total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nyaire
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%
Illinois share of Nyaire's total US births 4.4%
Even split

20 of 450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Nyaire appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyaire?
Since 2001, Social Security records show 450 babies named Nyaire. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #8,403 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,752 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 93 births.
Where does Nyaire sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nyaire most popular?
Nyaire was most popular in the 2020s decade with 298 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Nyaire most popular?
The top states for the name Nyaire are Illinois (20 births), New York (14 births), Texas (13 births).
Is Nyaire a unisex name?
Yes, Nyaire is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 450 births, and as a girl's name it has 114 births.
How long has the name Nyaire been used?
The SSA has tracked Nyaire since 2001 -- 25 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Nyaire?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyair, Nyal, Nyan, Nyaan, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.