Nyx Boy & girl

How popular is Nyx?

#2,564 girl name in 2025

68 baby girls were named Nyx in the US in 2025, making it the 2564th most popular girl name. Another 27 boys got the name (#3,948 for boys).

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671living people named Nyx (est.)
4median age of people named Nyx
673babies named Nyx since 1880
1 in 34,898US babies born in 2025

Nyx popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,564 for girls (▲ 130 from 2024)
Babies in 202568 girls, 27 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+325% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#7,263 in 2015, #3,734 in 2020
Peak year2022 (84 girls)
Highest rank#2,228 in 2022
First recorded2008
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)22% boys, 78% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Nyx is most popular

Babies named Nyx per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (28 girls)
  2. Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  3. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 girls)
  4. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (23 girls)
  5. Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)

Nyx by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
2000s10#17,288
2010s144#4,161
2020s381#2,228

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Questions

Is Nyx a boy or girl name?
Nyx is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 22% of babies named Nyx were boys and 78% were girls.
How popular is the name Nyx?
68 baby girls were named Nyx in the US in 2025, making it the 2564th most popular girl name. Another 27 boys got the name (#3,948 for boys).
When was Nyx most popular?
Nyx peaked in 2022, when 84 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,228 in 2022.
How many people are named Nyx?
673 babies have been named Nyx in the US since 1880. We estimate about 671 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 4.
Where is Nyx most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Nyx was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.