Nyasia: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,959

among girls · ↑784 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Nyasia · +28% vs 2024

How common

1 in 43,440

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2006

344 babies

All-time total

5,413

#2,440 all-time among girls

First recorded

1977

in Social Security records

Nyasia popularity over time

5,413 babies have been named Nyasia since 1977, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	6	1	–	#9,272
1980s	80	8	+1233%	#5,213
1990s	1,173	117	+1366%	#909
2000s	2,740	274	+134%	#795
2010s	1,145	115	-58%	#1,215
2020s (to 2025)	269	45	-61%	#2,914

Where Nyasia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	34	0.02	outside top 500
2027	31	0.02	outside top 500
2028	29	0.02	outside top 500
2029	28	0.02	outside top 500
2030	27	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Nyasia

Nyasia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,959 in 2025 with 37 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 5,413 American babies have been named Nyasia. Its peak came in 2006, when 344 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Nyasia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nyasia?

The median living Nyasia is about 20 years old; half are between 15 and 25. An estimated 5,400 people named Nyasia are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Nyasia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	37	#3,959
2024	29	#4,743
2023	44	#3,567
2022	46	#3,459
2021	58	#2,914
2020	55	#2,955
2019	79	#2,301
2018	61	#2,805
2017	73	#2,480
2016	72	#2,515
2015	88	#2,162
2014	101	#1,978
2013	129	#1,655
2012	153	#1,483
2011	189	#1,264
2010	200	#1,215
2009	269	#984
2008	287	#946
2007	303	#909
2006	344	#795
2005	281	#897
2004	256	#941
2003	254	#929
2002	228	#973
2001	287	#817
2000	231	#932
1995	110	#1,461
1990	33	#3,338
1985	11	#6,328
1980	5	#11,616
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1910	–	–
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1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Nyasia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Nyasia?

The median living Nyasia is about 20 years old. Half of all living Nyasias are between 15 and 25 years old.

How many people named Nyasia are alive today?

An estimated 5,400 people named Nyasia are alive in the United States, based on 5,413 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Nyasia in 2025?

Nyasia ranked #3,959 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 37 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nyasia?

5,413 babies have been named Nyasia in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nyasia most popular?

Nyasia peaked in 2006, when 344 newborns received the name.

Is Nyasia a boy or girl name?

Nyasia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Nyasia rising or falling?

Nyasia is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Nyasia become more popular?

Nyasia is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 27 girls named Nyasia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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