Is Niyah a boy or girl name?
Niyah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 75 girls and 0 boys were named Niyah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,949 US babies named Niyah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,419
- Babies named Niyah since 1981
- 2,949
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 136 babies
Boys and girls named Niyah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,419 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,483 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,358 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,225 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,918 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,761 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,021 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,985 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,142 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,903 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,722 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,874 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,772 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,784 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,161 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,086 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 101 | #2,047 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,952 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,857 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,637 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,452 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,465 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,418 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,934 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,558 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,974 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,760 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,211 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,471 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,587 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,413 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,216 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,858 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,445 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,973 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,749 |
Highest rank
Niyah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,418 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 Niyah
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.