Nyani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nye-AH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,837 for girls
Nyani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
What does Nyani mean?
Modern: probably a blend of Nya and the -ani ending
Note that nyani is also the Swahili word for 'baboon'.
Is Nyani a girl's or a boy's name?
Nyani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nyani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,837th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 767% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Nyani, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 13,448th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Nyani in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nyani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5,612 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
Nicknames for Nyani
- Nya 17 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Nyani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Savani, Navi, Kehlani, Nirvi, Naylani, Nailani, Adhara, Pranshi, Aashvi, Vaani, Saanvi, Dhriti
Names related to Nyani
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from 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, “Nyani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nyani, updated 20 October 2026.