Niyah
Niyah was the 3237th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1418th; the most babies were born in 2003 (136). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,333 places. More babies were named Niyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,237 girls, down 1,318 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 49girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2003136 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,001babies recorded
Niyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,237 | 49 |
| 2020 | #1,919 | 100 |
| 2010 | #2,161 | 91 |
| 2000 | #1,934 | 88 |
| 1990 | #12,445 | 6 |
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How popular is Niyah, counting every spelling?
Niyah is a spelling of Niya, a name family that ranked #1,588 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,237 for Niyah 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 Niyah?
49 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Niyah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Niyah 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 171 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Niyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Niyah?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Niyah are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 23. That makes Niyah 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.
Niyah by state
How common Niyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 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
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Questions about the name Niyah
How popular is the name Niyah?
Niyah was the 3237th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1418th; the most babies were born in 2003 (136). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,333 places. More babies were named Niyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Niyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Niyah in the US.
Where is Niyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Niyah was most common in Texas (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and California.