Naira
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NY-ra
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,186 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,354 for girls
Naira is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,186th for girls in the UK (29 babies) and 2,354th for girls in the US (77 babies).
Where does Naira come from?
Used in several cultures; sometimes linked to Arabic Nayyira, luminous
Is Naira a girl's or a boy's name?
Naira is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 girls in the UK and 77 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naira in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,186among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 9,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 29 girls in the UK were named Naira, making it the 1,186th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,064th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 35 girls.
Half of all the girls named Naira in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 115 girls in the UK were given Naira or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #401, up from #1,186 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,133rd in England and Wales.
Naira in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #1,186 |
| 2024 | 28 | #1,248 |
| 2023 | 33 | #1,107 |
| 2022 | 34 | #1,066 |
| 2021 | 29 | #1,231 |
| 2020 | 34 | #1,064 |
| 2019 | 35 | #1,058 |
| 2018 | 26 | #1,335 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,647 |
| 2016 | 30 | #1,209 |
| 2015 | 29 | #1,244 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
How popular is Naira in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,354among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 77about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 77 girls in the US were named Naira, making it the 2,354th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,966th. It first appears in the records in 1981.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Naira of any year since it first appeared, in 1981.
Half of all the girls named Naira in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 287 girls in the US were given Naira or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #855, up from #2,354 for this spelling alone.
Naira in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77 | #2,354 |
| 2024 | 73 | #2,462 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,674 |
| 2022 | 44 | #3,535 |
| 2021 | 67 | #2,586 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2,966 |
| 2019 | 75 | #2,376 |
| 2018 | 45 | #3,437 |
| 2017 | 51 | #3,145 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2,934 |
| 2015 | 55 | #3,059 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5,795 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
Names like Naira
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Hafsa Hiba Ayra Rahma Zainab Abeeha Nusaybah Ayah Huda Aiza Amira
Other spellings of Naira
Names related to Naira
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Naira: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naira, updated 20 October 2026.