NameTides

Nya

Nya was the #2,751 girls' name in the US in 2025 (62 babies), and #1,719 in England & Wales and #2,475 in Canada.

Nya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Nya 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.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Nya 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.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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#2,751 (62)#1,719 (17)—#2,475 (8)
2024#2,053 (94)#1,672 (18)#638 (4)#1,348 (18)
2023#1,946 (101)#906 (39)#630 (4)#1,419 (16)
2022#1,793 (114)#1,383 (23)—#1,635 (13)
2021#2,046 (94)#1,569 (19)—#1,592 (14)
2020#1,883 (102)#1,200 (27)—#1,359 (17)
2019#1,581 (135)#1,497 (20)—#895 (30)
2018#1,727 (119)#1,788 (16)—#1,259 (19)
2017#1,721 (123)#1,411 (23)—#1,179 (21)
2016#1,598 (138)#1,689 (18)—#1,191 (21)
2015#1,284 (189)#1,601 (19)#806 (3)#1,043 (24)
2014#1,244 (195)#1,628 (18)—#972 (27)
2013#1,338 (174)#1,639 (18)—#595 (50)
2012#1,237 (196)#1,720 (17)—#679 (43)
2011#1,540 (142)#1,545 (19)—#1,021 (25)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2001 at #614.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1970.

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 15,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Nya is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 24,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 34,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nya 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: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,742CAUtah: 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
Nya (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#1,10010

Nya (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
NyaCanadaGirls#2,4758
NyaEngland & WalesGirls#1,71917
NyaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NyaScotlandGirls—too few
NyaUSGirls#2,75162