Nyarai
Nyarai is a name with a single cultural origin: Shona.
- Shona
Meaning & Origin of Nyarai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nyarai is a name with a single cultural origin: Shona.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Shona
The Story of Nyarai
Nyarai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2009, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 11 Nyarais were born — ranking #9,478 that year. As of 2026, Nyarai ranks #11,422 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 38 Nyarais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nyarai
Nyarai is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 38 births in the dataset. Nyarai's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #9,478. Use the chart and map above to compare Nyarai'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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