Girls' name · since 1976
Nyia
671 babies named Nyia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 671
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
671 girls have been named Nyia since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyia has been recorded 671 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1976 to 2021.
- #9,803 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 671 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyia ranks #9,803 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 671 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 671
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyia's 671 recorded births place it above 86.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Nyia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nyia's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nyia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2021
- Peak year (1999)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Nyia popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Nyia as boys' name)
Nyia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (293 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Nyia's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Nyia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
218 births
- 2000s
2000s
293 births
- 2010s 73
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 293 births (44% of all-time use).
How Nyia 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 Nyia's total volume
Nyia by state
Where Nyia concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
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What to do with Nyia's data
- Nyia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (293 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Nyias (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nyia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
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, 1976–2021 (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 Nyia 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.