Girls' name · since 2001
Nyirah
Nyirah has 38 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyirah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 38 have been recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Nyirah recorded 38 times among girls since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2005.
- #38,270 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 38 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyirah ranks #38,270 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #38,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyirah's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Nyirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nyirah's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nyirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2005
- Peak year (2002)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Nyirah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (38 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Nyirah's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Nyirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38 births (100% of all-time use).
Nyirah by state
Where Nyirah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 13.2% |
5 of 38 births nationwide.
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- Georgia records the most Nyirahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Nyirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~4 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, 2001–2005 (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 Nyirah 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.