Nya

“Meaning not established”

Girl's name · #2751 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Nya has appeared in US records since 1970 — best rank #614 (2001) · 6,006 babies named Nya all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,800 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 8,600 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 15,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Nyas

Nya de la Rubia — Spanish actress and singer
Nya Quesada — Argentine actress
Nya Harrison — American soccer player
Nya Lok — South Sudanese-Australian basketball player (born 2000)

In stories & tradition

Nya (God) — Slavic deity
Nya — Lego Ninjago · Ninjago

What Nyas become

Among 29 notable people named Nya:

Athletes appear 2.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nya Harrison, American soccer player.

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