Girls' name · since 1971
Nyasha
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 645 babies named Nyasha, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 645
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nyasha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 645 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Nyasha recorded 645 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2021.
- #10,055 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 645 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyasha ranks #10,055 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 645 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 645
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nyasha's 645 recorded births place it above 86.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Nyasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nyasha splits its recorded history at 1994: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nyasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2021
- Peak year (1992)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Nyasha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (245 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Nyasha's strongest decade.
245 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Nyasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 75
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
100 births
- 1990s
1990s
245 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 245 births (38% of all-time use).
How Nyasha 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 Nyasha's total volume
Nyasha by state
Where Nyasha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 77 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.8% |
77 of 645 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Nyasha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (245 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nyashas (77 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nyasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1971–2021 (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 Nyasha 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.