girl's name
Nyani
NYAH-nee
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 85
Nyani is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 22 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2000.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Nyani Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 73 |
How Popular Is Nyani?
In 2025, Nyani was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Nyani
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
How to Say Nyani
- Pronunciation NYAH-nee
Sibling Names for Nyani
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Nyani — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Nyani
How popular is the name Nyani?
In 2025, Nyani was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Nyani a girl's or a boy's name?
Nyani is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Nyani?
Nyani has 2 syllables.
When was Nyani most popular?
Nyani peaked in 2024, when 22 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nyani a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nyani currently ranks #6,916 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.