Niyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NEE-ya
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,324 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,211 for girls
Niyah is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,324th for girls in the UK (25 babies) and 3,211th for girls in the US (49 babies).
Where does Niyah come from?
May be a spelling of Nia or Nyah
Is Niyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Niyah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls in the UK and 49 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Niyah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,324among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the UK were named Niyah, making it the 1,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,348th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 48 girls.
Half of all the girls named Niyah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 50 girls in the UK were given Niyah 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.
Niyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,324 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,497 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,363 |
| 2021 | 32 | #1,138 |
| 2020 | 25 | #1,348 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,332 |
| 2018 | 28 | #1,274 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,597 |
| 2016 | 48 | #850 |
| 2015 | 33 | #1,132 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,336 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,461 |
| 2012 | 29 | #1,232 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,335 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,527 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,449 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
How popular is Niyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,211among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 49about 1 in 33,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 49 girls in the US were named Niyah, making it the 3,211th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,908th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 136 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981.
2025 had fewer girls named Niyah than any year since 1997.
Half of all the girls named Niyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 110 girls in the US were given Niyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,589, up from #3,211 for this spelling alone.
- Niya 61
- Niyah 49
Niyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #3,211 |
| 2024 | 76 | #2,389 |
| 2023 | 72 | #2,466 |
| 2022 | 80 | #2,319 |
| 2021 | 84 | #2,212 |
| 2020 | 100 | #1,908 |
| 2019 | 117 | #1,755 |
| 2018 | 98 | #1,997 |
| 2017 | 100 | #1,976 |
| 2016 | 91 | #2,129 |
| 2015 | 107 | #1,894 |
| 2014 | 122 | #1,714 |
| 2013 | 108 | #1,866 |
| 2012 | 117 | #1,760 |
| 2011 | 114 | #1,780 |
| 2010 | 91 | #2,152 |
| 2009 | 98 | #2,076 |
| 2008 | 101 | #2,042 |
| 2007 | 106 | #1,940 |
| 2006 | 110 | #1,846 |
| 2005 | 117 | #1,689 |
| 2004 | 119 | #1,629 |
| 2003 | 136 | #1,445 |
| 2002 | 131 | #1,455 |
| 2001 | 134 | #1,410 |
| 2000 | 88 | #1,919 |
| 1999 | 56 | #2,524 |
| 1998 | 77 | #1,955 |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,730 |
| 1996 | 37 | #3,144 |
| 1995 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1994 | 31 | #3,531 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
Names like Niyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Safa Zainab Ayah Hafsa Hiba Nusaybah Sumayyah Summer Ruqayyah Rahma Safaa
Other spellings of Niyah
Names related to Niyah
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, “Niyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/niyah, updated 20 October 2026.