Nyah is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2001 and has since faded.
Nyah is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,293 for girl births in the United States (and #4,135 across all names), given to 80 babies. Nyah was first reported in SSA data in 1980 and peaked in 2001 (547 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | 80 | #2,293 | — |
| 2024 | 87 | 87 | #2,192 | — |
| 2023 | 98 | 98 | #2,015 | — |
| 2022 | 120 | 120 | #1,740 | — |
| 2021 | 122 | 122 | #1,706 | — |
| 2020 | 105 | 105 | #1,857 | — |
| 2019 | 124 | 124 | #1,695 | — |
| 2018 | 133 | 140 | #1,614 | — |
| 2017 | 162 | 169 | #1,413 | — |
| 2016 | 145 | 153 | #1,549 | — |
| 2015 | 172 | 172 | #1,378 | — |
| 2014 | 193 | 193 | #1,256 | — |
| 2013 | 201 | 201 | #1,197 | — |
| 2012 | 191 | 191 | #1,263 | — |
| 2011 | 150 | 150 | #1,495 | — |
| 2010 | 217 | 217 | #1,131 | — |
| 2009 | 216 | 216 | #1,166 | — |
| 2008 | 240 | 240 | #1,088 | — |
| 2007 | 239 | 239 | #1,091 | — |
| 2006 | 196 | 196 | #1,232 | — |
| 2005 | 197 | 197 | #1,172 | — |
| 2004 | 223 | 223 | #1,041 | — |
| 2003 | 304 | 304 | #813 | — |
| 2002 | 416 | 416 | #615 | — |
| 2001 | 552 | 552 | #504 | #11,818 |
| 2000 | 290 | 290 | #793 | — |
| 1999 | 55 | 55 | #2,598 | — |
| 1998 | 59 | 59 | #2,387 | — |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #3,874 | — |
| 1996 | 29 | — | #3,800 | — |
| 1995 | 17 | — | #5,617 | — |
| 1994 | 16 | — | #5,909 | — |
| 1993 | 15 | — | #6,172 | — |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #10,190 | — |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #9,137 | — |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #7,709 | — |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #9,389 | — |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #10,257 | — |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #9,984 | — |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,756 | — |
| 1980 | 17 | — | #4,462 | — |