How Many People Are Named Nyoka?
An estimated 699 people in the United States have the first name Nyoka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Nyoka peaked in popularity in 1943 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nyoka 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 Nyoka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
699
About 1 in 490,350 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1943
60 births
Total Registered
946
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nyoka
Nyoka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 946 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nyoka as a female name
Ranked #19,756 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1943 (60 births)
Nyoka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nyoka span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 276 babies were registered. Nyoka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nyoka by Decade
How has Nyoka 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.
Nyoka by State
Birth registrations for Nyoka span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee. The lowest are in Virginia, Alabama, North Carolina. On average, about 15 Nyokas were registered per state.
Nyoka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nyoka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nyoka
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nyoka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nyoka?
We estimate approximately 699 people named Nyoka 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 490,350 Americans share this first name.
Is Nyoka a common name?
Nyoka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 946 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nyoka most popular?
Nyoka reached peak popularity in 1943, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nyoka is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nyoka a female name?
Nyoka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nyoka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nyoka Smith, Nyoka Johnson, Nyoka 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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