NameTides

Naira

Naira was the #2,354 girls' name in the US in 2025 (77 babies), and #1,133 in England & Wales and #1,315 in Canada.

Naira as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Naira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Naira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,354 (77)#1,133 (29)—#1,315 (19)
2024#2,462 (73)#1,198 (28)#898 (3)#1,541 (15)
2023#2,674 (65)#1,056 (32)—#1,312 (18)
2022#3,536 (44)#1,023 (33)—#1,635 (13)
2021#2,586 (67)#1,161 (29)—#1,522 (15)
2020#2,966 (54)#1,044 (32)—#1,249 (19)
2019#2,376 (75)#996 (35)—#1,683 (13)
2018#3,438 (45)#1,343 (24)—#1,862 (11)
2017#3,145 (51)#1,628 (19)—#1,901 (11)
2016#2,934 (57)#1,172 (29)—#1,533 (15)
2015#3,059 (55)#1,168 (29)—#2,011 (10)
2014#5,797 (22)#2,659 (9)—#3,316 (5)
2013#11,000 (9)#4,050 (5)——
2012#5,895 (22)#5,876 (3)—#2,601 (7)
2011#9,723 (11)#3,185 (7)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,354.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1981.

How common is it?

about 1 in 21,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Naira is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Naira by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,418NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,210TXFlorida: #1,685FL
Naira (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#93212

Naira (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NairaCanadaGirls#1,31519
NairaEngland & WalesGirls#1,13329
NairaIrelandGirls—too few
NairaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NairaUSGirls#2,35477