Is Niara a boy or girl name?

Niara is a girl’s name. Of the 1,196 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Niara

Recorded 1988–2025 · United States

Niara was most popular in 2022, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,658 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,632, with 39 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,196 people named Niara.

Niara over time

Births per year. The dot marks Niara’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Niara a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Niara is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,196 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Niara

Where Niara is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org