The first name Nia

In 2025, 138 girls were named Nia, making it the 316th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2008, with 206 births (#241).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nia with other names.

In 2025, 403 girls born in the United States were named Nia, the 702nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2000, when 1,033 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Nia Long
  American actress (born 1970)
• Nia Vardalos
  Canadian-born American actress, screenwriter, director, and producer of Greek descent, born 1962
• Nia DaCosta
  American director and screenwriter, born 1989
• Nia Ali
  American athletics competitor, born 1988
• Nia Jax
  Australian-American professional wrestler, born 1984
• Nia Peeples
  American singer, actress, and television host, born 1961
• Nia Sanchez
  American beauty pageant titleholder (born 1990)
• Nia Abdallah
  American taekwondo practitioner, born 1984
• Nia Künzer
  Association footballer, born 1980
• Nia Coffey
  American basketball player (born 1995)
• Nia Akins
  American middle-distance runner, born 1998

What does the name Nia mean?

Short for Antonia.

How popular is the name Nia?

In 2025, 138 girls born in England and Wales were named Nia, ranking 316th. Its peak was 2008, with 206 births.

Is Nia a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 25,432 US babies named Nia since 1880 were girls.

When was Nia most popular?

2000 in the United States, when 1,033 babies were named Nia, its highest rank at 307th.