Given name
Nyree
“a yellow-haired woman”
Nyree is a variant of Ngaire. One interpretation is “a yellow-haired woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nyree is a variant of Ngaire. One interpretation is “a yellow-haired woman.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nyree through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,992
- 249 boys · 1,743 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 157 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #6,762 for girls · #9,465 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +19%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,762 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 157 in 1973. It also appeared in 8 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,542 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 Nyree
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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