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Nyra

100% girls · 147 born in 2025

Nyra has been given to about 2,413 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,344
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nyra per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 324
  • Born in 2025147
  • All time2,413
  • England & Wales, 2025#679 · 55

How popular is Nyra?

Its best year was 2021, when 324 babies were given the name, ranking 851st. The typical living American called Nyra is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in Massachusetts, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Nyra

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Myra0.81
  2. Kyra0.81
  3. Tyra0.81
  4. Lyra0.81
  5. Nyla0.75
  6. Nora0.74
  7. Nya0.75
  8. Kira0.69

Middle names for Nyra

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nyra Josephine0.84
  2. Nyra Rose0.83
  3. Nyra Louise0.83
  4. Nyra June0.82
  5. Nyra Pearl0.82
  6. Nyra Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Nyra

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Xylasister · 0.99
  2. Wylderbrother · 0.98
  3. Riggsbrother · 0.98
  4. Cruebrother · 0.98
  5. Marigoldsister · 0.98
  6. Indyeither · 0.98

Where Nyra is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Massachusetts0.02%
  2. Virginia0.01%
  3. New Jersey0.01%
  4. Washington0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Nyra White0.78
  2. Nyra Reyes0.78
  3. Nyra Moore0.78
  4. Nyra Lee0.78
  5. Nyra Hill0.78
  6. Nyra Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Nyra

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Nyra across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.