Total births
120
Girls' name · since 1975
Nyota
Nyota has 120 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7706
- among girls today
- 120
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Nyota is the #7706 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 120 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Nyota recorded 120 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #7706 nationally today, ahead of 57% of girls, 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 1975 to 2025.
- #7706 among girls today
- 120 born since 1975
- 2020s peak decade
- 57% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Nyota is currently the #7706 girls' name in America, more common than 57% of girls - 120 born since 1975, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7706
- among girls today
- 120
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other girls
Nyota vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7706
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 57% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
64% of everyone ever named Nyota was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
23 babies were named Nyota in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Nyota compares
120 27th percentile among 17,726 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
Nyota's all-time total is 69% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyota | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 120 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nyota's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nyota's full recorded timeline at 2019, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nyota at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#7,706
Active since
1975
Nyota popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Nyota by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nyota's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Nyota births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 77 births (64% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nyota? ▼
Nyota has been given to 120 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #7706 as of the latest data. 23 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Nyota most popular? ▼
Nyota was most popular in the 2020s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Nyota been used? ▼
Records for Nyota go back to 1975, giving 51 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Nyota? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyomi, Nyoka, Nyomie, Nyonna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Nyota
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1975–2025 (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. "Nyota: #7706 Girls' Name - 120 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nyota. 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 Nyota 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 June 2026.