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
View as table
| 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 |
Nia by the numbers
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.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,033 babies in 2000, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 1,900 American girls born that year was called Nia.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ninalittle girl; or from nina meaning grace318 in England and Wales (2025)
- Noamotion, movement205 in England and Wales (2025)
- Niladark blue; indigo64 in England and Wales (2025)
- Naiawater nymph; from naiad36 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nikavictory; a form of Nike76 in the US (2017)
- Niahbright or radiant; a respelling of Niamh15 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Nia
Names that are said the same way as Nia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.