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Girl name

Nya

100% girls · 62 born in 2025

Nya has been given to about 6,006 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,957
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 408
  • Born in 202562
  • All time6,006
  • England & Wales, 202517

How popular is Nya?

Its best year was 2001, when 408 babies were given the name, ranking 618th. The typical living American called Nya is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Nya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Niya0.88
  2. Nia0.80
  3. Mya0.75
  4. Nyla0.75
  5. Kya0.75
  6. Anya0.74
  7. Naya0.74
  8. Nyah0.71

Middle names for Nya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nya Belle0.83
  2. Nya Josephine0.80
  3. Nya Violet0.79
  4. Nya Della0.79
  5. Nya Catherine0.77
  6. Nya Frances0.77

Sibling names for Nya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.93
  2. Anahisister · 0.91
  3. Isabelasister · 0.91
  4. Brayanbrother · 0.91
  5. Tracebrother · 0.90
  6. Misaelbrother · 0.90

Where Nya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Pennsylvania0.01%
  2. California0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Nya Wilson0.75
  2. Nya Williams0.75
  3. Nya Turner0.75
  4. Nya Torres0.75
  5. Nya Thompson0.75
  6. Nya Thomas0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Nya

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Nya across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.