How Many People Are Named Nya?
An estimated 5,846 people in the United States have the first name Nya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Nya peaked in popularity in 2001 with 408 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nya 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 Nya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,846
About 1 in 58,631 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2001
408 births
Total Registered
5,940
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nya
Nya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,940 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nya as a female name
Ranked #2,077 in 2024
93 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (408 births)
Nya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,029 babies were registered. Nya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nya by Decade
How has Nya 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.
Nya by State
Birth registrations for Nya span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Minnesota, Kentucky, Arkansas. On average, about 122 Nyas were registered per state.
Nya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nya
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nya?
We estimate approximately 5,846 people named Nya 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 58,631 Americans share this first name.
Is Nya a common name?
Nya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,940 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nya most popular?
Nya reached peak popularity in 2001, when 408 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nya is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nya a female name?
Nya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nya Smith, Nya Johnson, Nya 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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