Niara
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nee-AR-uh
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,101 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,779 for girls
Niara is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,101st for girls in the UK (8 babies) and 3,779th for girls in the US (39 babies).
Where does Niara come from?
Modern: modern name, sometimes said to be Swahili, though that is unverified
Is Niara a girl's or a boy's name?
Niara is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the UK and 39 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Niara in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,101among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 35,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the UK were named Niara, making it the 3,101st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Niara in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,033rd in England and Wales.
Niara in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
How popular is Niara in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,779among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 41,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 39 girls in the US were named Niara, making it the 3,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,356th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 50 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
2025 had fewer girls named Niara than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Niara in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Niara in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #3,779 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,695 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,707 |
| 2022 | 50 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 42 | #3,613 |
| 2020 | 31 | #4,356 |
| 2019 | 34 | #4,161 |
| 2018 | 24 | #5,311 |
| 2017 | 28 | #4,809 |
| 2016 | 30 | #4,631 |
| 2015 | 29 | #4,724 |
| 2014 | 28 | #4,890 |
| 2013 | 30 | #4,643 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4,484 |
| 2011 | 34 | #4,243 |
| 2010 | 37 | #4,022 |
| 2009 | 46 | #3,511 |
| 2008 | 34 | #4,447 |
| 2007 | 41 | #3,847 |
| 2006 | 49 | #3,315 |
| 2005 | 40 | #3,642 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4,283 |
| 2003 | 29 | #4,413 |
| 2002 | 38 | #3,519 |
| 2001 | 36 | #3,627 |
| 2000 | 31 | #3,978 |
| 1999 | 30 | #3,891 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,843 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,236 |
| 1996 | 35 | #3,297 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,927 |
| 1994 | 28 | #3,785 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
Names like Niara
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara Sienna Nevaeh Maeva Alayna Amira Amara Orla Ayla Khadija Safa Eden
Names related to Niara
Naira Nara Nariah Nayra Nairah Nihara Niyara Nyara Nira Niari Nariya
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani
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, “Niara: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/niara, updated 20 October 2026.