Names / Unisex names
Nyx
Current rank
#2,577
and rising
All-time peak
#2,244
in 2022
First recorded
2008
in U.S. data
Children named
673
since 2008
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,244 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Nyx is a unisex name that enters U.S. records in 2008. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Only about 673 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.