Boys' name · since 2008
Nyier
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 71 babies named Nyier, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,376 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 71
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
71 babies have been named Nyier since 2008, making it today's #6376 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nyier recorded 71 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #6376 nationally today, ahead of 54% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #19,757 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,376 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 71 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyier ranks #19,757 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,376 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 71 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #19,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,376 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 71
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nyier's 71 recorded births place it above 56.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nyier compares
71 21st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Nyier's all-time total is 81% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyier | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 71 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nyier's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nyier's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nyier popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Nyier by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (55 births, 77% of the file).
2020s was Nyier's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Nyier births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 55 births (77% of all-time use).
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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, 2008–2025 (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 Nyier 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.