How Many People Are Named Naia?
An estimated 2,070 people in the United States have the first name Naia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Naia peaked in popularity in 2023 with 141 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Naia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Naia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Naia is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,070
About 1 in 165,582 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2023
141 births
Total Registered
2,091
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Naia
Naia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,091 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Naia as a female name
Ranked #1,855 in 2024
108 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (141 births)
Naia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Naia span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 825 babies were registered. While Naia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Naia by Decade
How has Naia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Naia by State
Birth registrations for Naia span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Hawaii, New York. The lowest are in Utah, North Carolina, Georgia. On average, about 69 Naias were registered per state.
Naia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Naia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Naia
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Naia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Naia?
We estimate approximately 2,070 people named Naia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 165,582 Americans share this first name.
Is Naia a common name?
Naia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,091 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Naia most popular?
Naia reached peak popularity in 2023, when 141 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Naia is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Naia a female name?
Naia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Naia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Naia Smith, Naia Johnson, Naia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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