Girls' name · peaked in 2001
Nia name popularity since 1925
25,432 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Nia. Half of them were born in 2005 or earlier, so the typical Nia is about 21 years old in 2026. Nia peaked in 2001 as the #310 name for girls, and it ranked #702 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 25,432
- Named Nia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #702
- for girls in 2025 (403 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 25,422 girls · 10 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 3.11× its national share
Peak year is the year Nia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Nia births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2000. Measured as a share of all babies, Nia peaked in 2001.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Nia became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 13,200 baby girls to 1 in 3,880.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 34%, from 1 in 2,620 to 1 in 3,990.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Nia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Nia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Nia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 19 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 85 | 0 | #3,680 |
| 1970s | 788 | 0 | #1,123 |
| 1980s | 1,198 | 5 | #1,001 |
| 1990s | 5,283 | 5 | #496 |
| 2000s | 8,571 | 0 | #402 |
| 2010s | 6,546 | 0 | #442 |
| 2020–25 | 2,932 | 0 | #702 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
50.7% of babies named Nia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Nia is most popular
The index compares Nia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Nia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 3.11× | 338 |
| Maryland | 2.30× | 828 |
| Georgia | 2.12× | 1,382 |
| New York | 1.68× | 3,001 |
| Florida | 1.67× | 1,424 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Nia and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Nia (this page) | 25,422 | 2001 |
| Nya | 6,006 | 2001 |
| Niah | 1,741 | 2013 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Nia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Nia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Nia (2001).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data