Recorded 2001–2005 Girls' name Peak 2002 38 births

Nyirah — girls' name

38 babies named Nyirah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s38
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nyirah was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nyirah in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nyirah

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Nyirah between 2001 and 2005, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nyirah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nyirah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nyirah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nyirah 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 38 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.

Nyirah at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

38

Since 2001

5 years of records

Peak year

2002

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

2001

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2005

Nyirah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2001

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (2002)
15
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
05101520 20052004200320022001 5

Nyirah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
38 births that decade — 100% of Nyirah's all-time total
2000s38

Nyirah by state

Where Nyirah concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nyirah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 13.2%
Georgia share of Nyirah's total US births 13.2%

5 of 38 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyirah?
38 babies have been named Nyirah since 2001. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 2002 with 15 births.
When was Nyirah most popular?
Nyirah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Nyirah most popular?
The top states for the name Nyirah are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Nyirah been used?
Nyirah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 5 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Nyirah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyia, Nyisha, Nyima, Nyiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2001–2005 (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.