Girls' name · since 1980
Nyah
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 5,460 babies named Nyah, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,286 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,460
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nyah is the #2286 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,460 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyah has been recorded 5,460 times among girls since 1980, currently ranked #2286 nationally and more common than 87% 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 1980 to 2025.
- #2,429 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,286 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,460 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyah ranks #2,429 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,286 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,460 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,286 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,460
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyah's 5,460 recorded births place it above 96.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nyah compares
5,460 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
Nyah's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,460 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 547 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nyah splits its recorded history at 2005: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% 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 2001 peak of 547 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 547
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Nyah popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2001 (Nyah as boys' name)
Nyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,868 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Nyah's strongest decade.
2,868 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Nyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 248
1990s
248 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,868 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,688 births
- 2020s 612
2020s
612 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,868 births (53% of all-time use).
How Nyah 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 Nyah's total volume
Nyah by state
Where Nyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 650 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 417 | 7.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 411 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 363 | 6.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 186 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 164 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 151 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 135 | 2.5% |
650 of 5,460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Nyah appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nyah's data
- Nyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,868 total births); usage has since declined to 612 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nyahs (650 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 Nyah: 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 (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Nyah 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.