Nyree
Nyree is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Nyree
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nyree is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Nyree
As a girl name
American parents first put Nyree on the record books as a girl name in 1970, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 157 Nyrees were born — ranking #833 that year. About 34% of every Nyree on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nyree ranks #7,549 for girls with 14 births, falling sharply (-22%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Nyree on the record books as a boy name in 1991, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 18 Nyrees were born — ranking #5,249 that year. About 31% of every Nyree on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nyree ranks #6,929 for boys with 11 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). All told, over 263 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Nyree
Nyree is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Nyree's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #833. Use the chart and map above to compare Nyree'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.