Fun Facts About the Name Naiara
- 549 babies named Naiara: U.S. records list 549 babies given the name Naiara from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Naiara Mean?
Naiara is a Basque feminine given name. It is the Basque form of the place name Nájera, a town in La Rioja, Spain. The town's name is commonly explained as coming from Arabic, with the sense "between rocks" or "place among rocks," though the precise Arabic form is uncertain. Because Naiara comes from a place name, its meaning is topographical: it describes the town's setting among rocky terrain. Its meaning is tied to the town's name rather than to an independent Basque root.
Naiara Name History & Origins
Naiara is the Basque name of Nájera, a town on the Najerilla River in La Rioja, Spain. In the medieval Kingdom of Navarre, Nájera was an important royal and religious center. King García Sánchez III founded the monastery of Santa María la Real de Nájera in 1052, and the town appears in medieval Latin documents as Naiara. The Basque form of the town name is also used as a feminine given name in the modern era. As a personal name, Naiara belongs to the practice of using place names, and it is found in the Basque Country and elsewhere in Spain. It is not a traditional medieval Basque personal name; its use as a given name is modern.
How Popular is the Name Naiara?
Naiara has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #3,689 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,691 | 41 | 0.0026% |
| 2024 | #4,338 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2023 | #3,689 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2022 | #3,749 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 2021 | #5,884 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #5,603 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #4,998 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2018 | #3,903 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2017 | #5,622 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2016 | #5,743 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #4,371 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2014 | #6,912 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #8,443 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #5,513 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #7,334 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #7,785 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #6,035 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #5,702 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #7,316 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #6,286 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #9,933 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #10,461 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #13,408 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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