Girls' name · since 2007

Nivaya

Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Nivaya, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#40,643 of 72,339
all-time among girls
31
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade

Nivaya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 31 have been recorded since 2007.

Social Security Administration records show Nivaya recorded 31 times among girls since 2007, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2019.

  • #40,643 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 31 born since 2007
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nivaya ranks #40,643 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.

#40,643 of 72,339
all-time among girls
31
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nivaya's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nivaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nivaya splits its recorded history at 2012: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nivaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2011)
6
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 200720082011201220132019 5

Nivaya by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (21 births, 68% of the file).

2010s was Nivaya's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Nivaya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 21 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nivaya?
Since 2007, Social Security records show 31 babies named Nivaya. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #40,643 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 6 births.
Where does Nivaya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nivaya ranks #40,643 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nivaya most popular?
Nivaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Nivaya been used?
The SSA has tracked Nivaya since 2007 -- 13 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Nivaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nivea, Nivia, Niva, Niveah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Nivaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 2007–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Nivaya 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 August 2026.