Total births
184
Girls' name · since 1981
Nyna
184 babies named Nyna in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 184
- total births
- 1981–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Nyna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 184 have been recorded since 1981.
Nyna has 184 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2023.
- 184 total births
- 1981–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
184 girls have been named Nyna since 1981, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.
- 184
- total births
- 1981–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Nyna was born in this single decade.
2007
Single peak year
16 babies were named Nyna in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
Nyna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nyna's full recorded timeline at 2009, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nyna at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2007
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Nyna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2023
- Peak year (2007)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Nyna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Nyna's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Nyna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 66 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nyna? ▼
Since 1981, Social Security records show 184 babies named Nyna. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 16 births.
When was Nyna most popular? ▼
Nyna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Nyna been used? ▼
Nyna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 43 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Nyna? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nynaeve, Nyne. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Nyna's data
- Nyna's decade-level peak was the 2010s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1981–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nyna: Baby Name Since 1981 - 184 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nyna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nyna 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 July 2026.