Recorded 1982–2014 Girls' name Peak 1998 214 births

Niaya — girls' name

214 babies named Niaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s892000s1012010s19
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Niaya was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

22 babies were named Niaya in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Niaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Niaya between 1982 and 2014, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Niaya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niaya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Niaya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Niaya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niaya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 214 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Niaya at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

214

Since 1982

33 years of records

Peak year

1998

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1982

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2014

Niaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1982

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1998)
22
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 20142008200520021999199619931982 5

Niaya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
101 births that decade — 47% of Niaya's all-time total
1980s51990s892000s1012010s19

Niaya by state

Where Niaya concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Niaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 2.3%
Georgia share of Niaya's total US births 2.3%

5 of 214 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niaya?
214 babies have been named Niaya since 1982. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1998 with 22 births.
When was Niaya most popular?
Niaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Niaya most popular?
The top states for the name Niaya are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Niaya been used?
Niaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 33 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Niaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nia, Niah, Niamh, Niara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.