Niya
Niya was the 2807th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1022nd with 211 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,081 places. More babies were named Niya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,807 girls, down 1,186 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 61girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001211 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,790babies recorded
Niya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,807 | 61 |
| 2020 | #1,621 | 129 |
| 2010 | #1,956 | 103 |
| 2000 | #1,050 | 198 |
| 1990 | #3,129 | 36 |
| 1980 | #1,756 | 63 |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Niya, counting every spelling?
Niya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,588 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,807 for Niya on its own. Together these spellings went to 115 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niya | 61 | #2,807 | 428 |
| Niyah | 49 | #3,237 | 361 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Niya?
61 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Niya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Niya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 138 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Niya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Niya?
About 4,700 people born in the US named Niya are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 12 and 28. That makes Niya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Niya by state
How common Niya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Niya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Niya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Niya
How popular is the name Niya?
Niya was the 2807th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1022nd with 211 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,081 places. More babies were named Niya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Niya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Niya in the US.
Where is Niya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Niya was most common in California (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Oklahoma.