Nya
Nya was the 2767th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 618th with 408 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,482 places. More babies were named Nya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,767 girls, down 877 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 62girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001408 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,006babies recorded
Nya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,767 | 62 |
| 2020 | #1,890 | 102 |
| 2010 | #1,371 | 170 |
| 2000 | #788 | 292 |
| 1990 | #4,475 | 22 |
| 1980 | #4,461 | 17 |
| 1970 | #7,702 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nya, counting every spelling?
Nya is a spelling of Nyah, a name family that ranked #1,384 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,767 for Nya on its own. Together these spellings went to 142 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyah | 80 | #2,293 | 507 |
| Nya | 62 | #2,767 | 465 |
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 Nya?
62 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nya 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 135 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nya?
About 5,900 people born in the US named Nya are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 13 and 25. That makes Nya 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.
Nya by state
How common Nya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.5×). In 41 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 Nya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nya
How popular is the name Nya?
Nya was the 2767th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 618th with 408 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,482 places. More babies were named Nya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Nya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nya in the US.
Where is Nya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nya was most common in Nevada (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Illinois.