NameTides

Nyx

Nyx was the #2,564 girls' name in the US in 2025 (68 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales.

Nyx as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Nyx as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Nyx as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,564 (68)#5,927 (3)—
2024#2,694 (64)#3,696 (6)#2,975 (6)
2023#2,674 (65)#5,688 (3)#2,604 (7)
2022#2,228 (84)#4,646 (4)—
2021#2,784 (61)#2,942 (8)#2,893 (6)
2020#3,735 (39)#3,117 (7)#2,873 (6)
2019#4,162 (34)#4,001 (5)—
2018#5,454 (23)#5,666 (3)—
2017#7,092 (16)——
2016#8,875 (12)——
2015#7,266 (16)#5,730 (3)—
2014#8,053 (14)——
2013#6,255 (20)——
2011#11,181 (9)——
2009#17,294 (5)——

Nyx as a boy’s name

  • US
  • Canada
Nyx as a boy’s name, US, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020US
Nyx as a boy’s name, US, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
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
YearUSCanada
2025#3,949 (27)—
2024#4,072 (26)—
2023#4,220 (25)#2,921 (5)
2022#4,184 (25)—
2021#8,825 (8)—
2020#8,739 (8)—
2019#10,803 (6)—
2018#9,670 (7)—
2012#10,770 (6)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #2,228.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2008.
  • In 2025, 72% of US babies named Nyx were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 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 24,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 63,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Nyx is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 24,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 31,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nyx by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: 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: #1,231PANew 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: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Nyx (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NyxCanadaGirls—too few
NyxCanadaBoys—too few
NyxEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
NyxUSGirls#2,56468
NyxUSBoys#3,94927