girl's name
Nya
- Origin Swahili
- Gender Girl
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,217
Scotland
#745
2024 births
Nya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Nya is a name of Swahili origin.
- Peaked in 2001, when 408 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 53,476 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Nya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 58 |
| 1980s | 113 |
| 1990s | 658 |
| 2000s | 3,029 |
| 2010s | 1,581 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 567 |
How popular is Nya?
In 2025, Nya was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Nya is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nya
How popular is the name Nya?
In 2025, Nya was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Nya a girl's or a boy's name?
Nya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nya most popular?
Nya peaked in 2001, when 408 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Nya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nya currently ranks #745 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.