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How popular is the name Nya?
Births per year, rank history and how many Nyas are alive today.
Nya (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Nia in England and Wales, ranked 1719th in 2025 and given to 17 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2023, when 39 babies were given the name, the 906th most popular that year. It has declined since 2023; the 2025 figure is roughly 44% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Nia you are most likely to meet is around 19 years old. Half of all Nias born in England and Wales are between 8 and 24, and there are at least 6,400 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 2% chance that at least one of them will be called Nia.
How many babies are named Nya each year?
Includes all spellings: Nya, Nia, Niya. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Nya spelling rank?
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Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Nya most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Nia, peaked in 2008, when 246 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Nya spelling itself peaked in 2023, with 39 babies.
How many people are called Nya?
At least 6,400 people named Nya in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Nya?
Most living Nyas are between 8 and 24; the most common age is about 19.
Is Nya becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 2008 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.