The baby name Nayara is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced nah-YAH-rah (NAH-yah-rah); IPA: /naˈjaɾa/.
The baby name Nayara is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced nah-YAH-rah (NAH-yah-rah); IPA: /naˈjaɾa/.
Nayara is Basque, Spanish in Origin.
Nayara is a feminine given name best explained as the Portuguese/Spanish spelling of Basque Naiara, a toponymic name meaning “from Nájera,” after the medieval town in La Rioja, Spain. The cult of Santa María la Real de Nájera helped propel the given name in Navarre and the Basque Country. In Andean contexts it also overlaps with Aymara/Quechua nayra, “eye; sight; ancient,” adding modern associations of vision and ancestral wisdom; some also link it to Arabic Nayyara, “radiant,” by phonetic resemblance.
It entered wider use in Spain in the late 20th century and spread to Portugal and Brazil, where Nayara/Naiara peaked from the 1980s–2000s and remains familiar across Latin America. Established variants include Naiara (Basque/Spanish standard), Nayara (Portuguese/Spanish), Nayra and Naira (often treated as related), with creative spellings Nayarah or Nayára. Nicknames include Naya and Nai.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | 0 | #69 | 9 | 2,729 | |
| JP | 0 | #74 | 4 | 4,057 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #123 | 13 | 1,786 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #124 | 4,105 | 12,708 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #144 | 67 | 4,575 |
| BR | 0 | #164 | 210 | 5,969 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #235 | 11 | 6,592 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| PT | 0 | #246 | 5 | 4,161 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #256 | 3 | 3,650 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #326 | 1,249 | 5,561 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #355 | 8 | 8,539 |
| BO | 0 | #372 | 10 | 6,868 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #380 | 72 | 7,952 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #393 | 13 | 3,185 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| Spain | 0 | #411 | 42 | 2,326 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #496 | 15 | 6,731 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #515 | 4 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #548 | 64 | 9,488 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #569 | 5 | 11,342 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #581 | 19 | 8,289 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #612 | 20 | 13,121 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IT | 0 | #705 | 10 | 4,183 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #709 | 43 | 12,213 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #818 | 34 | 14,098 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #875 | 85 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #896 | 48 | 14,861 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #900 | 17 | 8,487 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #912 | 19 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 8 | 25,931 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,021 | 58 | 16,140 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 38 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,380 | 67 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Nayara is popular in 42 countries — most recent births per country:
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