Nyota is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 2025 and remains in steady use.
Nyota is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,513 for girl births in the United States (and #9,569 across all names), given to 23 babies. Nyota was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 2025 (23 births).
Girls named Nyota per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1975–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here