Nyja
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NY-ja
- Origin
- Modern
Nyja is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nyja come from?
Modern: variant of Nia or Naja
Is Nyja a girl's or a boy's name?
Nyja is a girls' name.
How popular is Nyja in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the girls named Nyja in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nyja in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 29 | #4,205 |
| 2000 | 21 | #5,307 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
Names like Nyja
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emma, Jayla, Nina, Keyla, Kayla, Skyla, Nora, Ella, Kiana, Anna, Isabella, Kianna
Names related to Nyja
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Nyja: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nyja, updated 20 October 2026.