How Many People Are Named Nyree?
people named Nyree are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 176,268 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,992 babies named Nyree in Social Security records from 1970 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
157 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of NGAIRE. It was borne by New Zealand actress Nyree Dawn Porter (1936-2001).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Nyree, 87.3% were girls and 12.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Nyree fell from 100% in the 1970s to 60.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nyree alive today is about 29 years old, and 56% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 48 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nyree first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 1973, to 157 babies. In 2025, 25 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nyree has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #836, in 1973. In 2025 it ranked #6,761. Among boys, its best rank was #5,400, in 2023.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,761 | #9,461 |
| Best rank | #836 (1973) | #5,400 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,659 in the 1970s | #8,315 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nyree alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nyree were born in New York than in any other state: about 254 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nyree was given about 7.3 times as often in New York.
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