Is Nyoka a boy or girl name?

Nyoka is a girl’s name. Of the 946 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nyoka

Recorded 1941–2007 · United States

Nyoka was most popular in 1943, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,820 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 946 people named Nyoka.

Nyoka over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nyoka’s peak in 1943. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nyoka a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nyoka is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 946 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org