Total births
17
Girls' name · since 1998
Nieya
Nieya has 17 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 17
- total births
- 1998–2005
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
Nieya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1998.
Nieya has 17 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2005.
- 17 total births
- 1998–2005 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 65% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Nieya since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2005.
- 17
- total births
- 1998–2005
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Nieya was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
6 babies were named Nieya in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Nieya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nieya's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nieya at a glance
Last recorded 2005Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1998
Nieya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2005
- Peak year (1998)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Nieya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Nieya's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Nieya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nieya? ▼
Since 1998, Social Security records show 17 babies named Nieya. The most recent recorded year was 2005. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 6 births.
When was Nieya most popular? ▼
Nieya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Nieya been used? ▼
Records for Nieya go back to 1998, giving 8 years of history through 2005.
What names are similar to Nieya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Niesha, Nieves, Niema, Nieve, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Nieya
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nieya: Baby Name Since 1998 - 17 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nieya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nieya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.