Nyah
Girl · NY-a
Nyah is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,085th for girls in the UK (33 babies) and 2,276th for girls in the US (80 babies).
Where does Nyah come from?
May be a spelling of Nia or Nya
- Say it
- NY-a
Is Nyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Nyah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 33 girls in the UK and 80 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nyah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,085among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 8,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 33 girls in the UK were named Nyah, making it the 1,085th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 845th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 79 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nyah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 154 girls in the UK were given Nyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #329, up from #1,085 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,028th in England and Wales.
Nyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #1,085 |
| 2024 | 32 | #1,111 |
| 2023 | 60 | #661 |
| 2022 | 51 | #772 |
| 2021 | 40 | #945 |
| 2020 | 46 | #845 |
| 2019 | 51 | #800 |
| 2018 | 51 | #814 |
| 2017 | 51 | #831 |
| 2016 | 72 | #641 |
| 2015 | 67 | #663 |
| 2014 | 61 | #705 |
| 2013 | 79 | #576 |
| 2012 | 77 | #610 |
| 2011 | 76 | #589 |
| 2010 | 67 | #640 |
| 2009 | 61 | #663 |
| 2008 | 54 | #726 |
| 2007 | 61 | #639 |
| 2006 | 71 | #556 |
| 2005 | 60 | #607 |
| 2004 | 64 | #551 |
| 2003 | 75 | #488 |
| 2002 | 61 | #539 |
| 2001 | 73 | #461 |
| 2000 | 17 | #1,230 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
How popular is Nyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 80about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 80 girls in the US were named Nyah, making it the 2,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,849th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 547 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Nyah than any year since 1999.
Half of all the girls named Nyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 649 girls in the US were given Nyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #489, up from #2,276 for this spelling alone.
Nyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | #2,276 |
| 2024 | 87 | #2,178 |
| 2023 | 98 | #2,002 |
| 2022 | 120 | #1,731 |
| 2021 | 122 | #1,698 |
| 2020 | 105 | #1,849 |
| 2019 | 124 | #1,687 |
| 2018 | 133 | #1,609 |
| 2017 | 162 | #1,409 |
| 2016 | 145 | #1,545 |
| 2015 | 172 | #1,372 |
| 2014 | 193 | #1,253 |
| 2013 | 201 | #1,192 |
| 2012 | 191 | #1,263 |
| 2011 | 150 | #1,490 |
| 2010 | 217 | #1,130 |
| 2009 | 216 | #1,163 |
| 2008 | 240 | #1,087 |
| 2007 | 239 | #1,088 |
| 2006 | 196 | #1,227 |
| 2005 | 197 | #1,168 |
| 2004 | 223 | #1,038 |
| 2003 | 304 | #810 |
| 2002 | 416 | #615 |
| 2001 | 547 | #504 |
| 2000 | 290 | #792 |
| 1999 | 55 | #2,564 |
| 1998 | 59 | #2,367 |
| 1997 | 29 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 29 | #3,718 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
Names like Nyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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