Baby name

RISING GIRL · SWAHILI/NORSE
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Nya

/NY-ah/


“Swahili: purpose, tenacity, aim; Irish: bright, lustrous”

In Swahili, Nya can mean «purpose», «tenacity», or «aim»; from Irish roots, it means «bright» or «lustrous».

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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.