How Many People Are Named Nirah?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Nirah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Nirah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nirah 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 Nirah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nirah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2024
9 births
Total Registered
14
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nirah
Nirah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nirah as a female name
Ranked #10,825 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (9 births)
Nirah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nirah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 9 babies were registered. Nirah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nirah by Decade
How has Nirah 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.
Nirah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nirah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nirah
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nirah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nirah?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Nirah 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 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Nirah a common name?
Nirah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nirah most popular?
Nirah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nirah is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nirah a female name?
Nirah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nirah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nirah Smith, Nirah Johnson, Nirah 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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