Naira
Naira is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Naira Gelashvili, Georgian writer Naira Hovakimyan, Armenian game theorist Naira Melkumian, Artsakhi politician Naira Beatriz Vier, Brazilian badminton player Naira Zohrabyan, Armenian politician
- Aymara
- Armenian
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Naira
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Naira is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Naira Gelashvili, Georgian writer Naira Hovakimyan, Armenian game theorist Naira Melkumian, Artsakhi politician Naira Beatriz Vier, Brazilian badminton player Naira Zohrabyan, Armenian politician
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Aymara
- Armenian
- Spanish
The Story of Naira
American parents first put Naira on the record books as a baby girl name in 1981, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 75 Nairas were born — ranking #2,375 that year. About 45% of every Naira on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Naira ranks #2,538 for baby girls with 70 births, gradually rising (+9%). All told, over 982 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Naira
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About the name Naira
Naira is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 982 births in the dataset. Naira's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #2,375. Use the chart and map above to compare Naira's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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