Girls' name · since 1914

Nyra

2,413 babies named Nyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,143 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,459 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,413
born since 1914
2020s
peak decade

Nyra currently ranks #1459 among girls' names in America, with 2,413 babies recorded since 1914.

Nyra has 2,413 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1459 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, 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 1914 to 2025.

  • #4,143 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,459 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,413 born since 1914
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyra ranks #4,143 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,459 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,413 born since 1914, peaking in the 2020s.

#4,143 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,459 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,413
born since 1914
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%91.5%
Nyra vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Nyra's 2,413 recorded births place it above 94.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

21 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Nyra compares

2,413 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Nyra's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Nyra Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,413 376 567,345
Peak-year births 324 21 19,840

Nyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Nyra's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 324, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Nyra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
324
Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
0100200300400 191419471959197719942003201120192025 147

Nyra by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (1,438 births, 60% of the file).

2020s was Nyra's strongest decade.

1,438 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Nyra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,438 births (60% of all-time use).

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

How Nyra compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nyra's total volume

Nyra vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -144, 4.6%-52, 5%-54, 5%-73, 3.7%-25, 9.3%-52, 4.7%-44, 6.6%-50, 7.5%-76, 2.6%-57, 3.4%-37, 17.2%-43, 4.9%-39, 8%-50, 5.6%-111, 6.4%Nyra-112, 13.4%Nyra
Nyra vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Nyra by state

Where Nyra concentrates geographically, total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nyra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
340 14.1%
#2 Texas
247 10.2%
#3 New Jersey
155 6.4%
#4 New York
88 3.6%
#5 Washington
82 3.4%
#6 Georgia
81 3.4%
#7 North Carolina
77 3.2%
#8 Illinois
75 3.1%
California share of Nyra's total US births 14.1%
Even split

340 of 2,413 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Nyra appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyra? ▼
2,413 babies have been named Nyra since 1914. All-time, it sits at #4,143 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,459 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 324 births.
Where does Nyra sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyra ranks #4,143 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,459 of 17,297 among girls' 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 Nyra most popular? ▼
Nyra was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,438 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Nyra most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Nyra are California (340 births), Texas (247 births), New Jersey (155 births).
How long has the name Nyra been used? ▼
Nyra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 112 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Nyra? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyree, Nyriah, Nyrah, Nyrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Nyra's data

  • California records the most Nyras (340 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nearby Names Like Nyra

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nyra

Nyree Girl
#6626 1,743 births
Nyriah Girl
179 births
Nyrah Girl
#8145 168 births
Nyrie Girl
159 births
Nyrobi Girl
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nyra: 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, 1914–2025 (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 Nyra 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.