Naiyah
Girl · NYE-uh
Naiyah is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 10,104th for girls in the US (9 babies).
Where does Naiyah come from?
Spelling of Naiya, itself a variant of Naia or Naya; also resembles the Hindi word for a boat
- Say it
- NYE-uh
Meaning borrowed from Naiya.
Is Naiyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Naiyah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naiyah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 6 girls.
Naiyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
How popular is Naiyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,104among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 180,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the US were named Naiyah, making it the 10,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Naiyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Naiyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,104 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,409 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 27 | #4,886 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 24 | #5,444 |
| 2015 | 23 | #5,651 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,107 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
Names like Naiyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Zainab Nusaybah Ayah Aaliyah Hafsa Hiba Ruqayyah Sumayyah Rahma Safaa Abeeha