Nihira
Girl · nih-HEE-ra
Nihira is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies) and 3,388th for girls in the US (45 babies).
Where does Nihira come from?
Used in Indian families; root uncertain
- Say it
- nih-HEE-ra
Is Nihira a girl's or a boy's name?
Nihira is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK and 45 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nihira in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,509among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 108% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Nihira, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th.
2025 had the most girls named Nihira of any year since it first appeared, in 2016.
Half of all the girls named Nihira in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.
Nihira in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
How popular is Nihira in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,388among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 36,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 45 girls in the US were named Nihira, making it the 3,388th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,523rd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 78 girls. It first appears in the records in 2006.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Nihira than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Nihira in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nihira in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3,388 |
| 2024 | 68 | #2,585 |
| 2023 | 74 | #2,415 |
| 2022 | 78 | #2,364 |
| 2021 | 60 | #2,818 |
| 2020 | 68 | #2,523 |
| 2019 | 69 | #2,538 |
| 2018 | 34 | #4,143 |
| 2017 | 40 | #3,768 |
| 2016 | 40 | #3,777 |
| 2015 | 45 | #3,478 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5,795 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
Names like Nihira
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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