Nia
A girls’ name of Swahili origin, meaning purpose or intention.
Babies a year
138
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#702
down from #672
UK popularity
#316
138 babies · up from #328
How Nia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #442 |
| 2016 | #438 |
| 2017 | #495 |
| 2018 | #473 |
| 2019 | #498 |
| 2020 | #494 |
| 2021 | #581 |
| 2022 | #600 |
| 2023 | #642 |
| 2024 | #672 |
| 2025 | #702 |
In 2025, 138 babies in England and Wales were named Nia. In the US, 626 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,033 in 2000.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Nia was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.05% of American babies of that sex.
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