Is Niya a boy or girl name?
Niya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 75 girls and 0 boys were named Niya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,726 US babies named Niya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,418
- Babies named Niya since 1974
- 4,726
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 211 babies
Boys and girls named Niya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 250 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 371 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 869 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,684 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,059 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 493 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,418 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,133 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,080 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,869 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,629 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,163 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,771 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,974 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,837 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,726 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,816 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,060 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,712 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,153 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,955 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,071 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,850 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,577 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,422 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,327 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,212 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,130 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,032 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,022 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,050 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,119 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,490 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,495 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,496 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,209 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,886 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,374 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,979 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,208 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,129 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,086 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,129 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,829 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,145 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,783 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,366 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,635 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,683 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,575 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,756 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,140 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,883 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,084 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,178 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,434 |
Highest rank
Niya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,022 in 2001. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Niya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.