Meaning and history
Meaning unknown, though it may be a variant of Nia 2 or Nia 3. The name briefly appeared on the American popularity charts after being featured in the 2000 film Mission: Impossible 2.
20062006: 196 births, rank #1,227
2007: 239 births, rank #1,088
2008: 240 births, rank #1,087
2009: 216 births, rank #1,163
2010: 217 births, rank #1,130
20112011: 150 births, rank #1,490
2012: 191 births, rank #1,263
2013: 201 births, rank #1,192
2014: 193 births, rank #1,253
2015: 172 births, rank #1,372
20162016: 145 births, rank #1,545
2017: 162 births, rank #1,409
2018: 133 births, rank #1,609
2019: 124 births, rank #1,687
2020: 105 births, rank #1,849
20212021: 122 births, rank #1,698
2022: 120 births, rank #1,731
2023: 98 births, rank #2,002
2024: 87 births, rank #2,178
20252025: 80 births, rank #2,276
Nyah moved from #615 to #813 for girls between 2002 and 2003. Its highest annual birth count came in 2001, with 547 births.