How Many People Are Named Nia?
An estimated 24,502 people in the United States have the first name Nia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Nia peaked in popularity in 2000 with 1,033 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nia 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 Nia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
24,502
About 1 in 13,989 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2000
1,033 births
Total Registered
25,023
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nia
Nia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 25,023 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nia as a male name
Ranked #9,722 in 1993
5 male births in 1993
Peak: 1989 (5 births)
Nia as a female name
Ranked #672 in 2024
428 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (1,033 births)
Nia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nia span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 8,571 babies were registered. Nia has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nia by Decade
How has Nia 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.
Nia by State
Birth registrations for Nia span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in West Virginia, Rhode Island, Montana. On average, about 534 Nias were registered per state.
Nia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nia
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nia?
We estimate approximately 24,502 people named Nia 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 13,989 Americans share this first name.
Is Nia a common name?
Nia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25,023 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nia most popular?
Nia reached peak popularity in 2000, when 1,033 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nia is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nia a female name?
Nia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nia Smith, Nia Johnson, Nia 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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