How Many People Are Named Nadira?
An estimated 990 people in the United States have the first name Nadira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Nadira peaked in popularity in 2000 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nadira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nadira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
990
About 1 in 346,217 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2000
45 births
Total Registered
1,020
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nadira
Nadira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,020 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nadira as a female name
Ranked #7,460 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (45 births)
Nadira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nadira span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 306 babies were registered. Nadira has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nadira by Decade
How has Nadira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nadira by State
Birth registrations for Nadira span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota. The lowest are in Virginia, California, New Jersey. On average, about 40 Nadiras were registered per state.
Nadira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nadira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nadira
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nadira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nadira?
We estimate approximately 990 people named Nadira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 346,217 Americans share this first name.
Is Nadira a common name?
Nadira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,020 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nadira most popular?
Nadira reached peak popularity in 2000, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nadira is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nadira a female name?
Nadira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nadira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nadira Smith, Nadira Johnson, Nadira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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