How Many People Are Named Nyota?
An estimated 95 people in the United States have the first name Nyota. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Nyota peaked in popularity in 2024 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nyota 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 Nyota paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nyota is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
95
About 1 in 3,607,940 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
14 births
Total Registered
97
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nyota
Nyota is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 97 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nyota as a female name
Ranked #7,838 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (14 births)
Nyota: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nyota span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 54 babies were registered. Nyota remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nyota by Decade
How has Nyota 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.
Nyota + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nyota as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nyota
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nyota: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nyota?
We estimate approximately 95 people named Nyota 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 3,607,940 Americans share this first name.
Is Nyota a common name?
Nyota is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 97 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nyota most popular?
Nyota reached peak popularity in 2024, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nyota is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nyota a female name?
Nyota is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nyota Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nyota Smith, Nyota Johnson, Nyota 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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