Total births
25
Girls' name · since 2019
Niyyah
Niyyah has 25 recorded births since 2019 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12045
- among girls today
- 25
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
Niyyah currently ranks #12045 among girls' names in America, with 25 babies recorded since 2019.
Niyyah has 25 recorded births among girls since 2019, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12045 as of the latest data, more common than 32% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2025.
- #12045 among girls today
- 25 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Niyyah is currently the #12045 girls' name in America, more common than 32% of girls - 25 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12045
- among girls today
- 25
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
Niyyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12045
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 32% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
76% of everyone ever named Niyyah was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
8 babies were named Niyyah in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Niyyah compares
25 9th percentile among 17,726 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
Niyyah's all-time total is 93% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niyyah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Niyyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Niyyah's full recorded timeline at 2024, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Niyyah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#12,045
Active since
2019
Niyyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Niyyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Niyyah's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Niyyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 19 births (76% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Niyyah? ▼
Since 2019, Social Security records show 25 babies named Niyyah. Today it holds rank #12045 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 8 births.
When was Niyyah most popular? ▼
Niyyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Niyyah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Niyyah since 2019 -- 7 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Niyyah? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Niyyah
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2019–2025 (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. "Niyyah: #12045 Girls' Name - 25 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/niyyah. 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 Niyyah 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 June 2026.