Nayirah
The Nayirah testimony was false testimony given before the United States Congressional Human Rights Caucus on October 10, 1990, by a 15-year-old Kuwaiti girl who was publicly identified only as Nayirah at the time, and presented herself as having been a volunteer nurse at a Kuwaiti hospital at the time of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Meaning & Origin of Nayirah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Nayirah testimony was false testimony given before the United States Congressional Human Rights Caucus on October 10, 1990, by a 15-year-old Kuwaiti girl who was publicly identified only as Nayirah at the time, and presented herself as having been a volunteer nurse at a Kuwaiti hospital at the time of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
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The Story of Nayirah
Nayirah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 13 Nayirahs were born — ranking #6,652 that year. As of 2026, Nayirah ranks #14,477 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 19 Nayirahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Where is Nayirah most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Mexico58%
- SA42%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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About the name Nayirah
Nayirah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 19 births in the dataset. Nayirah's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #6,652. Use the chart and map above to compare Nayirah'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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