How Many People Are Named Nia Long?

There are approximately 18 people named Nia Long living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 19,041,908 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Nia with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Long. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 19,041,908 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Nia

Last Name

Long

Nia: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Nia. The peak year was 2000 with 1,033 births. The average person named Nia today is 21 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Nia

In the 2020 Census, the first name Nia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (61.99%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (14.40%) and White (11.05%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Nia in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Nia rose or fell over time.

White

11.05%

Black

61.99%

Hispanic

14.40%

Asian/Pacific Islander

4.56%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.59%

Two or More Races

7.42%

Ancestry of the Long Surname

The surname Long was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Long in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

76.62%

Black

11.80%

Hispanic

3.16%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.05%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.26%

Two or More Races

4.12%

How we calculated this

The first name "Nia" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Long" appears at a rate of 74.77 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Nia are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 18 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Nia

Nia Smith Nia Johnson Nia Williams Nia Brown Nia Jones Nia Garcia Nia Peeples

Other people with the surname Long

Michael Long James Long John Long David Long Robert Long William Long Ethan Long Shelley Long

Nia Long: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Nia Long?

We estimate approximately 18 people named Nia Long are alive in the United States today. The first name Nia is shared by 24,502 Americans, and the surname Long is shared by 256,276.

How rare is the name Nia Long?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 19,041,908 Americans. The first name Nia is uncommon and the surname Long is common.

Is Nia a male or female name?

Nia is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2000 and the average bearer today is 21 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Nia?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Nia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (61.99%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (14.40%) and White (11.05%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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