Given name

Nairah

“a woman with big eyes”

Nairah is a variant of Naira. One Native American interpretation is “a woman with big eyes.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Nairah is a variant of Naira. One Native American interpretation is “a woman with big eyes.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Nairah is a variant of Naira. An origin associated with Naira is Native American.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Nairah through the years

Babies since 1880
71
0 boys · 71 girls
Most popular year
2022
11 babies
2025
10
#9,898 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+100%
Rising fast
024682025Highest share 20226.2
Nairah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2001–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,898 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Nairah’s family of names

Nairah has a related form in Naira.

Walk Nairah’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Nairah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Norrah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

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16Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

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Aathira

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>99% girls

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Auora

11Very rare

>99% girls

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Nissah

“a friendly elf” · “one who tests others”

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Persian · Modern

Nouri

Nouri is a surname from Persian.

21RareRising fast

25% boys · 75% girls

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Layra

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Nairah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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