Girls' name · since 2009

Nyarai

38 babies named Nyarai in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#38,268 of 72,339
all-time among girls
38
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade

Nyarai sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 38 recorded since 2009.

Social Security Administration records show Nyarai recorded 38 times among girls since 2009, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2018.

  • #38,268 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 38 born since 2009
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyarai ranks #38,268 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.

#38,268 of 72,339
all-time among girls
38
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nyarai's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nyarai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Nyarai's full recorded timeline at 2016, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Nyarai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2015)
11
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4681012 20092015201620172018 8

Nyarai by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (33 births, 87% of the file).

2010s was Nyarai's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.

Nyarai births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 33 births (87% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyarai?
38 babies have been named Nyarai since 2009. All-time, it sits at #38,268 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2015 with 11 births.
Where does Nyarai sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyarai ranks #38,268 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nyarai most popular?
Nyarai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Nyarai been used?
The SSA has tracked Nyarai since 2009 -- 10 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Nyarai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nya, Nyah, Nyasia, Nyasha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nyarai: 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, 2009–2018 (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 Nyarai 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.