Nyx

given name · Latin script

Meaning: The primordial goddess of night

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ˈnɪks/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Nyx is a given name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.

rarermore common
  • PHPhilippines
  • AUAustralia
  • MXMexico

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

The primordial goddess of night.

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Often considered alongside

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Nyx, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Nyx is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In English, Greek goddess of night

    as a namePronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

  • Noche

    as a name25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado

  • In Czech, Nyx, goddess of night

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Latvian, Nakts, grieķu kosmogoniskās dzejas tēls

    as a wordTēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Colleague,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 15 sources across 11 countries.

Official registers attesting Nyx
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202284—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202568—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202365—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202464—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202161—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202039—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)201934—
SE SwedenSkatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)—28#19,953
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202527—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202426—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202325—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202225—

Reference works 1

  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nyx a male or female name?
Nyx is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
What does the name Nyx mean, and where does it come from?
The primordial goddess of night. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Nyx?
A machine transcription gives /ˈnɪks/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Nyx have the most bearers?
Nyx is most frequently recorded in the United States.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Nyx”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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