Given name
Nyarai
“one who is humble”
Nyarai is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “one who is humble.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who is humble.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nyarai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 0 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2015.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nyarai’s family of names
Nyarai has a related form in Nyara. Nyarai has a related form in Nyarae. Nyarai has a related form in Nyarea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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