Nya

girl

Origin

Swahili, Basque, "tenacity, purpose, aim; sea fam, wave"

Syllables

1

Meaning

tenacity, purpose, aim; sea fam, wave

Categories

Popularity over time

Number of U.S. babies given the name Nya each year, from the Social Security Administration.

Counts come from Social Security card applications. The SSA only includes names given to at least 5 babies of the same sex in a given year, so rare names and very recent years may be missing or undercounted. Source: SSA national baby names data.