Is Nyra a boy or girl name?

Nyra is a girl’s name. Of the 2,413 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nyra

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Nyra was most popular in 2021, when 324 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,600 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,733, with 147 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,413 people named Nyra.

Nyra over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nyra’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nyra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nyra is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,413 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 Nyra

Where Nyra 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