NameTides

Niyah

Niyah was the #3,211 girls' name in the US in 2025 (49 babies), and #1,271 in England & Wales and #2,131 in Canada.

Niyah as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Niyah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Niyah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, 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 & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,211 (49)#1,271 (25)—#2,131 (10)
2024#2,389 (76)#1,353 (24)—#1,541 (15)
2023#2,466 (72)#1,469 (21)—#2,604 (7)
2022#2,319 (80)#1,326 (24)—#1,482 (15)
2021#2,212 (84)#1,128 (30)—#1,876 (11)
2020#1,908 (100)#1,352 (23)—#1,557 (14)
2019#1,755 (117)#1,316 (24)—#1,600 (14)
2018#1,997 (98)#1,272 (26)—#1,741 (12)
2017#1,976 (100)#1,512 (21)—#2,179 (9)
2016#2,129 (91)#837 (45)#798 (3)#1,785 (12)
2015#1,894 (107)#1,088 (32)—#1,757 (12)
2014#1,714 (122)#1,299 (25)—#2,374 (8)
2013#1,866 (108)#1,484 (21)—#1,364 (17)
2012#1,760 (117)#1,150 (29)—#2,338 (8)
2011#1,780 (114)#1,295 (24)—#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2001 at #1,411.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1981.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 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 33,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Niyah is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 32,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 24,000 to 1 in 42,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Niyah 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: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: #3,095CAUtah: 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: #2,921TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Niyah (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#1,1819

Niyah (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
NiyahCanadaGirls#2,13110
NiyahEngland & WalesGirls#1,27125
NiyahEngland & WalesBoys—too few
NiyahNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NiyahScotlandGirls—too few
NiyahUSGirls#3,21149