NameTides

Niya

Niya was the #2,778 girls' name in the US in 2025 (61 babies), and #1,271 in England & Wales and #1,315 in Canada.

Niya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Niya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Niya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,778 (61)#1,271 (25)—#885 (3)#1,315 (19)
2024#2,389 (76)#1,097 (31)——#993 (27)
2023#2,124 (90)#1,169 (28)——#1,419 (16)
2022#2,068 (93)#1,245 (26)——#1,252 (19)
2021#1,851 (108)#957 (36)—#883 (3)#1,153 (22)
2020#1,616 (129)#1,127 (29)——#971 (27)
2019#2,155 (86)#897 (40)——#1,138 (22)
2018#1,762 (116)#990 (36)—#896 (3)#1,122 (22)
2017#1,964 (101)#1,184 (29)——#1,506 (15)
2016#1,828 (113)#1,416 (23)——#1,399 (17)
2015#1,719 (122)#1,452 (22)——#1,363 (17)
2014#1,804 (113)#1,628 (18)——#1,455 (16)
2013#2,052 (94)#1,400 (23)#816 (3)—#2,595 (7)
2012#1,705 (122)#1,649 (18)——#2,158 (9)
2011#2,143 (89)#1,903 (14)——#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2001 at #1,014.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1974.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Niya is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 28,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 32,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Niya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Niya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#78315

Niya (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NiyaCanadaGirls#1,31519
NiyaEngland & WalesGirls#1,27125
NiyaIrelandGirls#8853
NiyaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NiyaScotlandGirls—too few
NiyaUSGirls#2,77861