How Many People Are Named Niya?
An estimated 4,618 people in the United States have the first name Niya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Niya peaked in popularity in 2001 with 211 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niya 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 Niya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,618
About 1 in 74,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2001
211 births
Total Registered
4,726
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niya
Niya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,726 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Niya as a female name
Ranked #2,418 in 2024
75 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (211 births)
Niya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,684 babies were registered. Niya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Niya by Decade
How has Niya 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.
Niya by State
Birth registrations for Niya span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Nevada, Massachusetts. On average, about 108 Niyas were registered per state.
Niya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Niya
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Niya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niya?
We estimate approximately 4,618 people named Niya 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 74,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Niya a common name?
Niya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,726 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niya most popular?
Niya reached peak popularity in 2001, when 211 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niya is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niya a female name?
Niya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niya Smith, Niya Johnson, Niya 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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