girl's name
Nyota
- Origin Swahili
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 135
Nyota is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Nyota is a name of Swahili origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 23 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Nyota 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 | 19 |
| 2010s | 24 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 77 |
How popular is Nyota?
In 2025, Nyota was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Nyota 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 Nyota
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Sibling names for Nyota
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nyota — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nyota
How popular is the name Nyota?
In 2025, Nyota was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Nyota a girl's or a boy's name?
Nyota is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nyota most popular?
Nyota peaked in 2025, when 23 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nyota a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nyota currently ranks #5,516 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.