Nia is an established girls' name that peaked in 2000 and has grown less common since.
Nia is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #702 for girl births in the United States (and #1,369 across all names), given to 403 babies. Nia was first reported in SSA data in 1951 and peaked in 2000 (1,033 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 403 | 403 | #702 | — |
| 2024 | 431 | 436 | #672 | — |
| 2023 | 460 | 465 | #637 | — |
| 2022 | 497 | 502 | #603 | — |
| 2021 | 523 | 523 | #580 | — |
| 2020 | 618 | 618 | #495 | — |
| 2019 | 629 | 635 | #500 | — |
| 2018 | 659 | 659 | #473 | — |
| 2017 | 632 | 632 | #495 | — |
| 2016 | 736 | 736 | #438 | — |
| 2015 | 718 | 718 | #442 | — |
| 2014 | 654 | 654 | #481 | — |
| 2013 | 595 | 600 | #506 | — |
| 2012 | 675 | 675 | #464 | — |
| 2011 | 604 | 604 | #492 | — |
| 2010 | 644 | 644 | #470 | — |
| 2009 | 636 | 636 | #483 | — |
| 2008 | 681 | 681 | #466 | — |
| 2007 | 816 | 816 | #401 | — |
| 2006 | 853 | 853 | #381 | — |
| 2005 | 782 | 787 | #402 | — |
| 2004 | 891 | 891 | #356 | — |
| 2003 | 893 | 893 | #346 | — |
| 2002 | 961 | 961 | #320 | — |
| 2001 | 1,025 | 1,025 | #310 | — |
| 2000 | 1,033 | 1,033 | #307 | — |
| 1999 | 797 | 797 | #368 | — |
| 1998 | 891 | 891 | #330 | — |
| 1997 | 717 | — | #376 | — |
| 1996 | 565 | — | #448 | — |
| 1995 | 495 | — | #496 | — |
| 1994 | 449 | — | #544 | — |
| 1993 | 471 | — | #522 | #9,722 |
| 1992 | 306 | — | #706 | — |
| 1991 | 368 | — | #615 | — |
| 1990 | 229 | — | #862 | — |
| 1989 | 148 | — | #1,156 | #8,838 |
| 1988 | 135 | — | #1,135 | — |
| 1987 | 109 | — | #1,290 | — |
| 1986 | 169 | — | #942 | — |
| 1985 | 153 | — | #1,001 | — |
| 1984 | 76 | — | #1,509 | — |
| 1983 | 102 | — | #1,244 | — |
| 1982 | 99 | — | #1,288 | — |
| 1981 | 95 | — | #1,324 | — |
| 1980 | 117 | — | #1,159 | — |
| 1979 | 65 | — | #1,703 | — |
| 1978 | 80 | — | #1,446 | — |
| 1977 | 81 | — | #1,396 | — |
| 1976 | 93 | — | #1,221 | — |
| 1975 | 104 | — | #1,123 | — |
| 1974 | 223 | — | #674 | — |
| 1973 | 44 | — | #1,903 | — |
| 1972 | 48 | — | #1,798 | — |
| 1971 | 31 | — | #2,457 | — |
| 1970 | 19 | — | #3,397 | — |
| 1969 | 20 | — | #3,077 | — |
| 1968 | 15 | — | #3,561 | — |
| 1967 | 12 | — | #3,988 | — |
| 1966 | 20 | — | #2,817 | — |
| 1965 | 13 | — | #3,680 | — |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,268 | — |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #5,882 | — |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #5,012 | — |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #5,253 | — |