A reliable meaning for Naiyah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Naiyah through the years
Babies since 1880
384
0 boys · 384 girls
Most popular year
2018
27 babies
2025
9
#10,665 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−39%
Cooling
Naiyah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2000–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,665 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 291 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.