64%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (New Zealand) Pronounced Pron. /ˈnaɪ.ri/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Anglicized form of Ngaire. It was borne by New Zealand actress Nyree Dawn Porter (1936-2001). PopularityDetails Last ranked #925 in 1975 United States People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful informal natural strange Categories anglicizations, currently out of the US top 1000, New Zealand, water, wet