Niara
Niara was the 3820th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 2878th; the most babies were born in 2022 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,005 places. More babies were named Niara in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,820 girls, up 600 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202250 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,196babies recorded
Niara popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,820 | 39 |
| 2020 | #4,420 | 31 |
| 2010 | #4,090 | 37 |
| 2000 | #4,052 | 31 |
| 1990 | #9,006 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Niara, counting every spelling?
Niara is the most common spelling of a name family that had 45 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 45 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niara | 39 | #3,820 | 213 |
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 Niara?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Niara (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Niara 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 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Niara.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Niara?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Niara are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 8 and 25. That makes Niara mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Niara by state
How common Niara was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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 Niara: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Niara, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Niara
How popular is the name Niara?
Niara was the 3820th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 2878th; the most babies were born in 2022 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,005 places. More babies were named Niara in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Niara a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Niara in the US.
Where is Niara most popular?
In 2021–2025, Niara was most common in North Carolina (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Georgia.