Niah is a rare variant of Nia that peaked in 2013 and has grown less common since.
Niah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,353 for girl births in the United States (and #9,287 across all names), given to 24 babies. Niah first appears in 1982 and peaked in 2013 (77 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | #5,353 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | #3,107 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | #3,171 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | #3,458 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | #3,146 |
| 2020 | 59 | 59 | #2,812 |
| 2019 | 55 | 55 | #2,984 |
| 2018 | 67 | 67 | #2,605 |
| 2017 | 75 | 75 | #2,420 |
| 2016 | 74 | 74 | #2,472 |
| 2015 | 70 | 70 | #2,581 |
| 2014 | 68 | 68 | #2,608 |
| 2013 | 77 | 77 | #2,377 |
| 2012 | 52 | 52 | #3,199 |
| 2011 | 52 | 52 | #3,210 |
| 2010 | 65 | 65 | #2,747 |
| 2009 | 67 | 67 | #2,724 |
| 2008 | 58 | 58 | #3,012 |
| 2007 | 66 | 66 | #2,777 |
| 2006 | 66 | 66 | #2,719 |
| 2005 | 50 | 50 | #3,158 |
| 2004 | 52 | 52 | #3,031 |
| 2003 | 57 | 57 | #2,762 |
| 2002 | 58 | 58 | #2,665 |
| 2001 | 60 | 60 | #2,560 |
| 2000 | 45 | 45 | #3,108 |
| 1999 | 40 | 40 | #3,233 |
| 1998 | 38 | 38 | #3,276 |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #3,873 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | #5,007 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #8,541 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #5,628 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #7,346 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #14,826 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #9,126 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,881 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #13,844 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #12,634 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #9,258 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #9,965 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,837 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #11,721 |