Is Nia a boy or girl name?
Nia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 428 girls and 0 boys were named Nia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 25,023 US babies named Nia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #672
- Babies named Nia since 1951
- 25,023
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 1,033 babies
Boys and girls named Nia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 85 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 788 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 1,199 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 5 | 5,283 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 8,571 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,544 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,524 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 428 | #672 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 459 | #638 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 496 | #604 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 523 | #579 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 618 | #495 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 629 | #500 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 659 | #473 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 632 | #495 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 736 | #438 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 717 | #442 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 654 | #481 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 595 | #506 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 675 | #464 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 603 | #492 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 644 | #470 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 636 | #483 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 681 | #466 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 816 | #401 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 853 | #381 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 782 | #402 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 891 | #356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 893 | #346 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 961 | #320 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,025 | #310 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,033 | #307 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 797 | #368 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 891 | #330 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 717 | #376 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 565 | #448 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 495 | #496 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 449 | #544 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,722 | 466 | #522 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 306 | #706 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 368 | #615 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 229 | #862 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,838 | 143 | #1,156 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,135 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,290 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 170 | #938 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,001 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,509 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,244 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,289 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,324 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,159 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,703 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,446 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,396 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,221 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,123 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 223 | #674 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,903 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,798 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,458 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,396 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,077 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,562 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,987 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,817 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,679 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,268 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,882 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,012 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,254 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nia reached #8,838 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #307 in 2000. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.