Unisex name · since 2008
Nyx
535 babies named Nyx in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,369 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,581 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 535
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nyx is the #2581 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 535 recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyx has been recorded 535 times among girls since 2008, currently ranked #2581 nationally and more common than 85% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #11,369 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,581 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 535 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyx ranks #11,369 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,581 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 535 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,369 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,581 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 535
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nyx's 535 recorded births place it above 84.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Nyx compares
535 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 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
Nyx's all-time total is 42% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyx | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 535 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nyx's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nyx splits its recorded history at 2018: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 84 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nyx popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Nyx popularity over time - boys
138 total births recorded since 2012 (Nyx as boys' name)
Nyx by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (381 births, 71% of the file).
2020s was Nyx's strongest decade.
381 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Nyx births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 144
2010s
144 births
- 2020s
2020s
381 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 381 births (71% of all-time use).
How Nyx 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 Nyx's total volume
Nyx by state
Where Nyx concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 33 | 6.2% |
| #2 | California | | 23 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 13 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.9% |
33 of 535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Nyxs (33 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nyx: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~17 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, 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 Nyx 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.