Total births
179
Girls' name · since 2002
Nyriah
Nyriah has 179 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10762
- among girls today
- 179
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 39%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Nyriah is the #10762 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 179 recorded since 2002.
Nyriah has 179 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10762 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2024.
- #10762 among girls today
- 179 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
- 39% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Nyriah is currently the #10762 girls' name in America, more common than 39% of girls - 179 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10762
- among girls today
- 179
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 39%
- more common than other girls
Nyriah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10762
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 39% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Nyriah was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
14 babies were named Nyriah in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
How Nyriah compares
179 34th 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
Nyriah's all-time total is 53% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyriah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 179 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nyriah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nyriah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nyriah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2016
Current rank
#10,762
Active since
2002
Nyriah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Nyriah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Nyriah's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nyriah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 75 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nyriah? ▼
179 babies have been named Nyriah since 2002. It currently ranks #10762 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 14 births.
When was Nyriah most popular? ▼
Nyriah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Nyriah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nyriah since 2002 -- 23 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Nyriah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyra, Nyree, Nyrah, Nyrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Nyriah's data
- Nyriah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (75 total births) through the 2020s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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.
Keep exploring Nyriah
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Nyrie Girl
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Nyrobi Girl
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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, 2002–2024 (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. "Nyriah: #10762 Girls' Name - 179 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nyriah. 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 Nyriah 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.