87%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Basque Pronounced Pron. nie-A-ra [key·IPA] Meaning & History From the Basque name of the Spanish city of Nájera, which is Arabic in origin. In the 12th century there was a reported apparition of the Virgin Mary in a nearby cave. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesNayara(Spanish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #113 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #98 in 2013 Catalonia, Spain Last ranked #36 in 2011 Galicia, Spain Last ranked #76 in 2017 Portugal Last ranked #97 in 2017 Spain Categories cities, Spanish cities