Girls' name · since 1981
Niyah
3,001 babies named Niyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,226 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,001
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Niyah is the #3226 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,001 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niyah has been recorded 3,001 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #3226 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #3,599 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,226 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,001 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niyah ranks #3,599 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,226 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,001 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,226 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,001
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Niyah's 3,001 recorded births place it above 95.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Niyah compares
3,001 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Niyah's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,001 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 136 | 21 | 19,840 |
Niyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Niyah splits its recorded history at 2007: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 136 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Niyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 136
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Niyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,140 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Niyah's strongest decade.
1,140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Niyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 322
1990s
322 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,140 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,065 births
- 2020s
2020s
461 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,140 births (38% of all-time use).
How Niyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Niyah's total volume
Niyah by state
Where Niyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 283 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 220 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 188 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 137 | 4.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 131 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 86 | 2.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 80 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 74 | 2.5% |
283 of 3,001 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Niyah appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Niyah's data
- Niyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,140 total births) through the 2020s (461) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Niyahs (283 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Niyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
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, 1981–2025 (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 Niyah 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.