NameTides

Nia

Nia was the #702 girls' name in the US in 2025 (403 babies), and #316 in England & Wales and #567 in Canada.

Nia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Nia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesIrelandNorthern IrelandCanadaScotlandUS
Nia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#702 (403)#316 (138)#539 (5)#397 (3)#413 (9)#567 (53)
2024#671 (431)#328 (131)#541 (5)#407 (3)#441 (8)#591 (50)
2023#637 (460)#323 (137)#630 (4)#328 (4)#364 (10)#808 (34)
2022#603 (497)#290 (155)#531 (5)#266 (6)#502 (7)#480 (61)
2021#578 (523)#289 (164)#316 (11)#446 (3)#336 (12)#590 (51)
2020#494 (618)#304 (153)#276 (13)—#315 (13)#633 (45)
2019#500 (629)#305 (156)#343 (10)#336 (4)#551 (6)#676 (44)
2018#472 (659)#305 (156)#502 (6)—#336 (13)#518 (60)
2017#494 (632)#303 (161)#666 (4)#263 (6)#579 (6)#529 (60)
2016#438 (736)#273 (183)#502 (6)#440 (3)#335 (13)#702 (42)
2015#442 (718)#316 (148)#455 (7)#248 (7)#532 (7)#640 (46)
2014#481 (654)#324 (143)#346 (11)#365 (4)#404 (11)#756 (37)
2013#506 (595)#273 (172)#449 (7)#370 (4)#315 (15)#666 (43)
2012#464 (675)#299 (160)#467 (7)—#435 (10)#502 (60)
2011#492 (604)#307 (159)#579 (5)#277 (6)#359 (13)#923 (28)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2000 at #307.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1951.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Nia is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,200 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,200 to 1 in 4,300.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #430WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #667ILMichigan: #787MINew York: #567NYMassachusetts: #353MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #916INOhio: #878OHPennsylvania: #558PANew Jersey: #422NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #592CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #789CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #640MOKentucky: #498KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #606VAMaryland: #600MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #659NCSouth Carolina: #614SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #534LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #710GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #649TXFlorida: #634FL
Nia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#39133

Nia (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NiaCanadaGirls#56753
NiaEngland & WalesGirls#316138
NiaIrelandGirls#4139
NiaNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
NiaScotlandGirls#5395
NiaUSGirls#702403
NiaUSBoys—too few