Given name & surname
Nira
“of the plowed field”
Nira is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the plowed field.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “of the plowed field.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 810
- 6 boys · 804 girls
- Most popular year
- 1933
- 207 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,955 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +53%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,955 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 52.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 201 in 1933. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 831 as a first name in 2020; 194 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nira’s family of names
Nira has a related form in Niria. Nira has a related form in Niran. Nira has a related form in Nirit.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Nira
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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