How Many People Are Named Niyah?
An estimated 2,911 people in the United States have the first name Niyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Niyah peaked in popularity in 2003 with 136 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niyah 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 Niyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Niyah 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
2,911
About 1 in 117,745 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2003
136 births
Total Registered
2,949
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niyah
Niyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,949 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Niyah as a female name
Ranked #2,419 in 2024
75 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (136 births)
Niyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niyah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,140 babies were registered. While Niyah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Niyah by Decade
How has Niyah 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.
Niyah by State
Birth registrations for Niyah span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Tennessee, Colorado, Minnesota. On average, about 77 Niyahs were registered per state.
Niyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Niyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niyah?
We estimate approximately 2,911 people named Niyah 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 117,745 Americans share this first name.
Is Niyah a common name?
Niyah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,949 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niyah most popular?
Niyah reached peak popularity in 2003, when 136 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niyah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niyah a female name?
Niyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niyah Smith, Niyah Johnson, Niyah 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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