Niya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NEE-ya
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,324 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,778 for girls
Niya is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,324th for girls in the UK (25 babies) and 2,778th for girls in the US (61 babies).
Where does Niya come from?
May be a spelling of Nia or Nyah
Is Niya a girl's or a boy's name?
Niya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls in the UK and 61 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Niya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,324among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the UK were named Niya, making it the 1,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,147th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 41 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Niya than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Niya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 50 girls in the UK were given Niya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #735, up from #1,324 for this spelling alone.
- Niya 25
- Niyah 25
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,271st in England and Wales.
Niya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,324 |
| 2024 | 31 | #1,143 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,178 |
| 2022 | 28 | #1,248 |
| 2021 | 36 | #1,028 |
| 2020 | 31 | #1,147 |
| 2019 | 41 | #942 |
| 2018 | 36 | #1,050 |
| 2017 | 30 | #1,213 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,452 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,527 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,596 |
| 2013 | 26 | #1,365 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,681 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 14 | #2,004 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,691 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,443 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,364 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Niya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,778among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 61about 1 in 26,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 61 girls in the US were named Niya, making it the 2,778th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,616th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 211 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Niya than any year since 1995.
Half of all the girls named Niya in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 110 girls in the US were given Niya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,589, up from #2,778 for this spelling alone.
- Niya 61
- Niyah 49
Niya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2,778 |
| 2024 | 76 | #2,389 |
| 2023 | 90 | #2,124 |
| 2022 | 93 | #2,068 |
| 2021 | 108 | #1,851 |
| 2020 | 129 | #1,616 |
| 2019 | 86 | #2,155 |
| 2018 | 116 | #1,762 |
| 2017 | 101 | #1,964 |
| 2016 | 113 | #1,828 |
| 2015 | 122 | #1,719 |
| 2014 | 113 | #1,804 |
| 2013 | 94 | #2,052 |
| 2012 | 122 | #1,705 |
| 2011 | 89 | #2,143 |
| 2010 | 103 | #1,942 |
| 2009 | 99 | #2,064 |
| 2008 | 116 | #1,844 |
| 2007 | 144 | #1,570 |
| 2006 | 160 | #1,415 |
| 2005 | 166 | #1,325 |
| 2004 | 185 | #1,208 |
| 2003 | 195 | #1,125 |
| 2002 | 210 | #1,030 |
| 2001 | 211 | #1,013 |
| 2000 | 198 | #1,047 |
| 1999 | 178 | #1,112 |
| 1998 | 115 | #1,479 |
| 1997 | 110 | #1,488 |
| 1996 | 109 | #1,489 |
| 1995 | 61 | #2,184 |
| 1994 | 76 | #1,857 |
| 1993 | 54 | #2,346 |
| 1992 | 70 | #1,960 |
| 1991 | 60 | #2,183 |
| 1990 | 36 | #3,073 |
| 1989 | 24 | #4,014 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,010 |
| 1987 | 23 | #3,740 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,026 |
| 1985 | 34 | #2,748 |
| 1984 | 41 | #2,339 |
| 1983 | 34 | #2,594 |
| 1982 | 35 | #2,645 |
| 1981 | 75 | #1,568 |
| 1980 | 63 | #1,749 |
| 1979 | 47 | #2,112 |
| 1978 | 53 | #1,862 |
| 1977 | 46 | #2,063 |
| 1976 | 97 | #1,172 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
Names like Niya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raya Maya Safa Anaya Aisha Zainab Hana Prisha Priya Amaya Navya Ayah
Other spellings of Niya
Names related to Niya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Niya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/niya, updated 20 October 2026.