Nyriah Scott
There are approximately 1 people named Nyriah Scott living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Nyriah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Scott. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Nyriah
177
Alive today
Named Scott
483K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 177
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2016
Average age: 14
Estimated bearers: 483K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #40
Per 100K: 141.02
Top ancestry: White (57.7%)
First name trend
Nyriah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Nyriah. The peak year was 2016 with 14 births. The average person named Nyriah today is 14 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Scott surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Scott, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 57.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Scott described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Scott at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White57.7% · 243,029
- Black or African American32.1% · 135,108
- Two or more races4.9% · 20,632
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 15,458
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 4,598
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 2,674
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Nyriah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0001% of the US population, based on 177 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Scott appears at a rate of 141.02 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1410%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Nyriah Scott. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Scott
FAQ
Nyriah Scott: questions and answers
How many people are named Nyriah Scott?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Nyriah Scott. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0001%) with the surname frequency (141.02 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Nyriah Scott?
We classify Nyriah Scott as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Nyriah a male or female name?
Nyriah is predominantly female. Out of 179 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Nyriah profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Nyriah Scott?
Want to know how common the name Nyriah Scott is? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.