How Many People Are Named Naiya?
An estimated 1,574 people in the United States have the first name Naiya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Naiya peaked in popularity in 2014 with 81 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Naiya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Naiya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Naiya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,574
About 1 in 217,760 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2014
81 births
Total Registered
1,595
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Naiya
Naiya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,595 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Naiya as a female name
Ranked #4,726 in 2024
29 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (81 births)
Naiya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Naiya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 640 babies were registered. Naiya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Naiya by Decade
How has Naiya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Naiya by State
Birth registrations for Naiya span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Maryland, Illinois. On average, about 41 Naiyas were registered per state.
Naiya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Naiya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Naiya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Naiya?
We estimate approximately 1,574 people named Naiya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 217,760 Americans share this first name.
Is Naiya a common name?
Naiya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,595 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Naiya most popular?
Naiya reached peak popularity in 2014, when 81 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Naiya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Naiya a female name?
Naiya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Naiya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Naiya Smith, Naiya Johnson, Naiya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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