Meaning and history
Nyx is a Greek name meaning “night” and was borne by the Greek goddess of the night, daughter of Chaos and wife of Erebus.
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: 5 births, rank #17,504
2009: 5 births, rank #17,294
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: 9 births, rank #11,181
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 20 births, rank #6,255
2014: 14 births, rank #8,053
2015: 16 births, rank #7,266
20162016: 12 births, rank #8,875
2017: 16 births, rank #7,092
2018: 23 births, rank #5,454
2019: 34 births, rank #4,162
2020: 39 births, rank #3,735
20212021: 61 births, rank #2,784
2022: 84 births, rank #2,228
2023: 65 births, rank #2,674
2024: 64 births, rank #2,694
20252025: 68 births, rank #2,564
In 2025, 68 babies were recorded with the name Nyx, ranking #2,564 among girls.