Naira
Naira was the 2365th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 77 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 712 places. More babies were named Naira in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,365 girls, up 633 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 77girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202577 babies
- Total since 1880
- 923babies recorded
Naira popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,365 | 77 |
| 2020 | #2,998 | 54 |
| 2010 | #6,823 | 19 |
| 2000 | #12,731 | 7 |
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How popular is Naira, counting every spelling?
Naira is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,479 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,365 for Naira on its own. Together these spellings went to 127 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naira | 77 | #2,365 | 326 |
| Nayra | 40 | #3,755 | 168 |
| Nairah | 10 | #9,898 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Naira?
77 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Naira (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Naira born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 109 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Naira.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Naira?
About 900 people born in the US named Naira are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Naira a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Naira by state
How common Naira was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.6×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Naira: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Naira, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Naira
How popular is the name Naira?
Naira was the 2365th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 77 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 712 places. More babies were named Naira in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Naira a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Naira in the US.
Where is Naira most popular?
In 2021–2025, Naira was most common in New York (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.