Girls' name · since 1962
Nyana
Nyana has 477 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,210 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,253 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 477
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyana currently ranks #10253 among girls' names in America, with 477 babies recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Nyana recorded 477 times among girls since 1962, holding rank #10253 nationally today, ahead of 41% 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 1962 to 2025.
- #12,210 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,253 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 477 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyana ranks #12,210 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,253 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 477 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,210 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,253 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 477
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyana's 477 recorded births place it above 83.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nyana compares
477 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Nyana's all-time total is 27% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 477 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nyana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nyana splits its recorded history at 2011: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nyana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Nyana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (221 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Nyana's strongest decade.
221 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Nyana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
221 births
- 2010s
2010s
155 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 221 births (46% of all-time use).
Nyana by state
Where Nyana concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 477 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nyana's data
- Nyana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (221 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nyanas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nyana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Nyana 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.