Total births
168
Girls' name · since 1999
Nyrah
168 babies named Nyrah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9280
- among girls today
- 168
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Nyrah is the #9280 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 168 recorded since 1999.
Nyrah has 168 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9280 as of the latest data, more common than 48% 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 1999 to 2025.
- #9280 among girls today
- 168 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
- 48% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Nyrah is currently the #9280 girls' name in America, more common than 48% of girls - 168 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9280
- among girls today
- 168
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other girls
Nyrah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9280
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 48% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Nyrah was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
17 babies were named Nyrah in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Nyrah compares
168 33th percentile among 17,726 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
Nyrah's all-time total is 56% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyrah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 168 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nyrah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nyrah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nyrah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#9,280
Active since
1999
Nyrah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Nyrah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nyrah's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Nyrah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 84 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nyrah? ▼
Nyrah has been given to 168 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #9280 as of the latest data. 17 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
When was Nyrah most popular? ▼
Nyrah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Nyrah been used? ▼
Records for Nyrah go back to 1999, giving 27 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Nyrah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyra, Nyree, Nyriah, Nyrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Nyrah
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nyrah: #9280 Girls' Name - 168 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nyrah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nyrah 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 June 2026.