How Many People Are Named Niara?
An estimated 1,137 people in the United States have the first name Niara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Niara peaked in popularity in 2006 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niara 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 Niara paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Niara is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,137
About 1 in 301,455 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2006
49 births
Total Registered
1,155
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niara
Niara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,155 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Niara as a female name
Ranked #3,727 in 2024
41 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (49 births)
Niara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niara span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 376 babies were registered. While Niara is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Niara by Decade
How has Niara 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.
Niara by State
Birth registrations for Niara span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. On average, about 21 Niaras were registered per state.
Niara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Niara
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Niara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niara?
We estimate approximately 1,137 people named Niara 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 301,455 Americans share this first name.
Is Niara a common name?
Niara is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,155 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niara most popular?
Niara reached peak popularity in 2006, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niara is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niara a female name?
Niara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niara Smith, Niara Johnson, Niara 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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