Feminine dossier · first seen 1980
Nyah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2001
Peak era
2001
Peak births
547
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Nyah
How many people are named Nyah?
An estimated 5,386 living Americans are named Nyah.
How rare is Nyah?
Nyah is uncommon among babies today, with 80 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 85.4% from its 2001 peak.
How old is the typical Nyah?
The median age of a living American named Nyah is approximately 18 years, with most bearers falling between 12 and 24 years old.
Is Nyah still popular?
Not especially. Nyah has been declining since its 2001 peak and registered 80 births in 2025.
Where is Nyah most common?
Nyah has its strongest geographic signal in Massachusetts, where it appears 2.1× more often than the national baseline.
1980Peak 20012025
Peak year
2001
Decline from peak
85.4%
2025
80
All-time
5,460
Where it lives now
Nyah is most concentrated in Massachusetts — about 2.1× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Washington and Florida.
States where Nyah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.