Baby name
Nya
/NY-ah/
Meaning
“Swahili: purpose, tenacity, aim; Irish: bright, lustrous”
In Swahili, Nya can mean «purpose», «tenacity», or «aim»; from Irish roots, it means «bright» or «lustrous».
How it ages.
Nya feels current and increasingly familiar while still standing apart from the most common choices.
The cultural moment.
Nya is seeing a moderate rise in France and has become more familiar in recent years.