Is Nyah a boy or girl name?
Nyah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 86 girls and 0 boys were named Nyah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 5,384 US babies named Nyah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,205
- Babies named Nyah since 1980
- 5,384
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 552 babies
Boys and girls named Nyah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,205 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,013 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,738 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,706 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,857 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,695 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,612 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,413 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,548 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,378 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 193 | #1,256 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,197 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,263 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,495 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 217 | #1,131 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 216 | #1,166 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,088 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 239 | #1,091 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,232 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,172 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,041 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 304 | #813 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 416 | #615 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,817 | 547 | #504 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 290 | #793 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,598 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,387 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,874 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,800 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,617 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,909 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,173 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,189 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,137 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,708 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,389 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,257 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,983 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,756 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,462 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nyah reached #11,817 in 2001. As a girl name, it reached #504 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 Nyah
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.