Nyjah
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- NY-ja
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #2,883 for boys
Nyjah is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,883rd for boys in the US (43 babies).
Where does Nyjah come from?
Modern: modern US coinage
Is Nyjah a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Nyjah has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 43 boys in the US.
How popular is Nyjah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,883rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43 about 1 in 40,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the US were named Nyjah, making it the 2,883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,113th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 73 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001. 5 girls were also named Nyjah in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Nyjah than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Nyjah in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2001, 85% of the babies named Nyjah in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 10%, with more boys than girls since 2011.
Nyjah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2,883 |
| 2024 | 50 | #2,637 |
| 2023 | 52 | #2,540 |
| 2022 | 73 | #2,059 |
| 2021 | 63 | #2,224 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,113 |
| 2019 | 46 | #2,735 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,942 |
| 2017 | 57 | #2,294 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,884 |
| 2015 | 56 | #2,327 |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,016 |
| 2013 | 37 | #2,996 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,000 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
Names like Nyjah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kyaire, Zayden, Kayson, Eziah, Kylo, Kashton, Jaxton, Kayden, Kyson, Ryatt, Azaiah, Jasiah
Names related to Nyjah
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
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, “Nyjah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nyjah, updated 20 October 2026.