MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nira mean?
Nira draws on Sanskrit nīra, water. In modern Indian usage nīrā also denotes fresh palm sap, giving the sound a second liquid-related sense.
Pronunciation
IAST: nīrā
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नीरा
Letter-by-letter: nīrā
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
निरा
Letter-by-letter: nirā
3,494 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nira in Indian usage
22,998 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 22,555 records (98.1%).
- Recorded as male: 443 records (1.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 487 |
| 1950s | 1,796 |
| 1960s | 4,864 |
| 1970s | 6,655 |
| 1980s | 6,241 |
| 1990s | 2,806 |
| Other decades | 149 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 8,255 |
| Bihar | 7,764 |
| Jharkhand | 2,827 |
| Rajasthan | 1,017 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 877 |
| Haryana | 679 |
| Uttarakhand | 520 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 407 |
| Punjab | 315 |
| Other states | 337 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Nira / F | 4 | 4,867 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Nira; Table_6, C5628 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nira; Table_6, C5628
- Monier-Williams, nīra, p. 566,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.