Unisex name · since 1970
Nyree
1,743 babies named Nyree in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,626 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,743
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nyree currently ranks #6626 among unisex names in America, with 1,743 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Nyree recorded 1,743 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #6626 nationally today, ahead of 62% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #5,167 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,626 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,743 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyree ranks #5,167 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,626 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,743 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,626 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,743
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nyree's 1,743 recorded births place it above 92.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Nyree compares
1,743 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Nyree's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyree | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,743 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 157 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nyree's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nyree's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 157, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nyree popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 157
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Nyree popularity over time - boys
249 total births recorded since 1991 (Nyree as boys' name)
Nyree by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (598 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Nyree's strongest decade.
598 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Nyree births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
598 births
- 1980s 147
1980s
147 births
- 1990s
1990s
289 births
- 2000s
2000s
361 births
- 2010s
2010s
242 births
- 2020s 106
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 598 births (34% of all-time use).
How Nyree 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 Nyree's total volume
Nyree by state
Where Nyree concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 264 | 15.1% |
| #2 | California | | 49 | 2.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 43 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 27 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 25 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 19 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 11 | 0.6% |
264 of 1,743 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Nyree appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nyree's data
- Nyree's decade-level peak was the 1970s (598 total births); usage has since declined to 106 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nyrees (264 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nyree: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Nyree 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.