How Many People Are Named Nyashia?
An estimated 252 people in the United States have the first name Nyashia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Nyashia peaked in popularity in 2008 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nyashia 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 Nyashia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
252
About 1 in 1,360,136 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2008
24 births
Total Registered
256
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nyashia
Nyashia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 256 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nyashia as a female name
Ranked #17,333 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 2008 (24 births)
Nyashia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nyashia span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 174 babies were registered. Nyashia has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nyashia by Decade
How has Nyashia 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.
Nyashia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nyashia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nyashia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nyashia?
We estimate approximately 252 people named Nyashia 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 1,360,136 Americans share this first name.
Is Nyashia a common name?
Nyashia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 256 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nyashia most popular?
Nyashia reached peak popularity in 2008, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nyashia is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nyashia a female name?
Nyashia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nyashia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nyashia Smith, Nyashia Johnson, Nyashia 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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