Given name
Naira
“a woman with big eyes”
Naira is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “a woman with big eyes.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “a woman with big eyes.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Naira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 923
- 0 boys · 923 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 77 babies
- 2025
- 77
- #2,365 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 77 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,365 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,380 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Naira’s family of names
Naira has a related form in Nayra. Naira has a related form in Naera. Naira has a related form in Naerah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Naira
- Naira ZohrabyanArmenian politicianborn 1965
- Naira GelashviliGeorgian linguistborn 1947
- Naira AgababeanMoldovan chess playerborn 1951
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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