Is Nira a boy or girl name?

Nira is a girl’s name. Of the 810 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.3% were girls and 0.7% were boys.

Nira

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Nira was most popular in 1933, when 207 American babies were given the name — ranking #811 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 810 people named Nira.

Nira over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nira’s peak in 1933. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nira a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nira is a girl’s name — 99.3% of the 810 Americans given it were girls and 0.7% 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.

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