Nia

Meaning: Purpose, intention
Origin: Swahili/Arabic — From Arabic niyyah · Swahili

Girl's name · #702 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Nia's best rank, #307, came in 2000; it has settled back to #702 today. Roughly 25,000 girls have been named Nia since 1951.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#87 in Slovenia (2025) · #253 in Switzerland (2025) · #317 in England & Wales (2025) · #324 in New Zealand (2025) · #400 in Austria (2025) · #434 in Ireland (2025) · #490 in N. Ireland (2025) · #603 in Ecuador (2025) · #614 in Scotland (2025) · #636 in Belgium (2025) · #655 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,004 in Sweden (2025) and 2 more.

Famous Nias

Nia Long — American actress
Nia Vardalos — Canadian-born American actress, screenwriter, director, and producer of Greek descent
Nia DaCosta — American director and screenwriter
Nia Ali — American athletics competitor
Nia Sharma — Indian television actress

In stories & tradition

Nia Nal — Supergirl (TV series)
Nia Teppelin^it — Gurren Lagann (anime series)
Nia Honjō — Date A Live (novel series)

What Nias become

Among 164 notable people named Nia:

Entertainers appear 2.01× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nia Long, American actress.

Similar names: Nya · Imani · Nylah · Mya · Jazmin · Alia

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