US rank #11531 Girls' name Peak 2008 310 births

Niyanna — #11531 US girls' name

310 babies named Niyanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s1282010s1222020s50
#11531
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Niyanna was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

29 babies were named Niyanna in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Niyanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 310 babies named Niyanna between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Niyanna currently holds the #11531 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niyanna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Niyanna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Niyanna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niyanna 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 310 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.

Niyanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

310

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2008

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,531

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Niyanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
29
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200419991997 5

Niyanna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
128 births that decade — 41% of Niyanna's all-time total
1990s102000s1282010s1222020s50

Niyanna by state

Where Niyanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Niyanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
6 1.9%
North Carolina share of Niyanna's total US births 1.9%

6 of 310 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niyanna?
310 babies have been named Niyanna since 1997. It currently ranks #11531 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 29 births.
When was Niyanna most popular?
Niyanna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Niyanna most popular?
The top states for the name Niyanna are North Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Niyanna been used?
Niyanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Niyanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Niya, Niyah, Niylah, Niyla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.