Nyah
Nyah was the 2293rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 504th with 547 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 915 places. More babies were named Nyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,293 girls, down 436 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 80girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001547 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,465babies recorded
Nyah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2001.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,293 | 80 |
| 2020 | #1,857 | 105 |
| 2010 | #1,131 | 217 |
| 2000 | #793 | 290 |
| 1990 | #7,709 | 11 |
| 1980 | #4,462 | 17 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nyah, counting every spelling?
Nyah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,384 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,293 for Nyah 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 Nyah?
80 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nyah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nyah 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 105 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nyah?
About 5,400 people born in the US named Nyah are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 12 and 24. That makes Nyah 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.
Nyah by state
How common Nyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 40 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 Nyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nyah
How popular is the name Nyah?
Nyah was the 2293rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 504th with 547 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 915 places. More babies were named Nyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Nyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nyah in the US.
Where is Nyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nyah was most common in California (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and New York.