Nyiah

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Nyiah by the numbers

Nyiah was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 17 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Nyiah

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nyiah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Niahbright or radiant; a respelling of Niamh15 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nylah711 in the US (2017)
  • Nyah33 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nyrah13 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nyliah12 in the US (2017)
  • Nyriah8 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Nyiah

Names that are said the same way as Nyiah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Niyahintention or purpose; a respelling of Niyyah25 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Niya25 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kniyah6 in the US (2017)
  • Nyia5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Nyiah

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