How Many People Are Named Nyra?
An estimated 2,164 people in the United States have the first name Nyra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Nyra peaked in popularity in 2021 with 324 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nyra 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 Nyra paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nyra is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,164
About 1 in 158,389 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2021
324 births
Total Registered
2,264
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nyra
Nyra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,264 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nyra as a female name
Ranked #1,228 in 2024
191 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (324 births)
Nyra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nyra span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,290 babies were registered. Nyra remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nyra by Decade
How has Nyra 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.
Nyra by State
Birth registrations for Nyra span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New Jersey. The lowest are in Alabama, Wisconsin, Connecticut. On average, about 67 Nyras were registered per state.
Nyra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nyra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nyra
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nyra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nyra?
We estimate approximately 2,164 people named Nyra 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 158,389 Americans share this first name.
Is Nyra a common name?
Nyra is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,264 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nyra most popular?
Nyra reached peak popularity in 2021, when 324 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nyra is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nyra a female name?
Nyra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nyra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nyra Smith, Nyra Johnson, Nyra 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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