Girls' name · since 1970
Nya
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 6,006 babies named Nya, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,759 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,006
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nya currently ranks #2759 among girls' names in America, with 6,006 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Nya recorded 6,006 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #2759 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,284 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,759 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,006 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nya ranks #2,284 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,759 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,006 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,759 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,006
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nya's 6,006 recorded births place it above 96.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nya compares
6,006 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Nya's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,006 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 408 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nya splits its recorded history at 1999: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 408 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 408
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Nya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,029 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Nya's strongest decade.
3,029 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Nya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 58
1970s
58 births
- 1980s 113
1980s
113 births
- 1990s 658
1990s
658 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,029 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,581 births
- 2020s 567
2020s
567 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,029 births (50% of all-time use).
How Nya 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 Nya's total volume
Nya by state
Where Nya concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 525 | 8.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 502 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 408 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 376 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 262 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 254 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 194 | 3.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 176 | 2.9% |
525 of 6,006 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Nya appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nya's data
- Nya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,029 total births); usage has since declined to 567 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nyas (525 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 Nya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Nya 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.