Feminine dossier · first seen 1970
Nya
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2001
Peak era
2001
Peak births
408
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Nya
How many people are named Nya?
An estimated 5,913 living Americans are named Nya.
How rare is Nya?
Nya is uncommon among babies today, with 62 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 84.8% from its 2001 peak.
How old is the typical Nya?
The median age of a living American named Nya is approximately 20 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 25 years old.
Is Nya still popular?
Not especially. Nya has been declining since its 2001 peak and registered 62 births in 2025.
Where is Nya most common?
Nya has its strongest geographic signal in Maryland, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1970Peak 20012025
Peak year
2001
Decline from peak
84.8%
2025
62
All-time
6,006
Where it lives now
Nya is most concentrated in Maryland — about 2.7× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Louisiana and Georgia.
States where Nya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.