Nia

Swahili; Welsh form of the Irish Niamh

"resolve; brilliance"

Nia Origin and Meaning

The name Nia is a girl's name of Swahili origin meaning "resolve; brilliance".

Short but energetic and substantial, Nia has special meaning for African-American parents, as it's one of the days of Kwanza. Nia also benefits by its similarity to (yet differentness from) the megapopular Mia.

Current bearers include actresses Long and Vardalos (born Antonia), and popular television show Dance Moms star Nia Frazier.

Nia Rank in US Top 1000

# 672 in the US

Nia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 703 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Nia

• 672 US 2024
• 703 Nameberry 2025
• 568 Future 2028
• 330 England 2024
• 416 Germany 2016
• 99 slovenia 2024

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Famous People Named Nia

• Nia Temple Sanchez Miss USA 2014
• Nitara Carlynn "Nia" Long American actress
• Nia Roberts Welsh actress
• Nia Sioux (Frazier) American actress, singer, and dancer
• Nia Moore American reality TV personality ("The Real World: Portland" and "The Challenge")
• Virenia "Nia" Peeples American singer and actress
• Antonia "Nia" Vardalos Canadian actress and filmmaker
• Nia Lovelis drummer in American rock band Hey Violet
• Nia Malika Henderson, American TV journalist
• Nia Riley American reality TV personality; daughter of singer/producer Teddy Riley
• Nia Molloy (b. 2004) daughter of actress Irene Molloy
• Nia Morris (b. 2014) daughter of American musician Stevie Wonder

The name Nia in Pop Culture

• Nia Teppelin character in anime series Gurren Lagann
• Nia Moseby Mr. Moseby's niece on TV's "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody"
• Nia character in the Hyakka Ryōran light novel series
• Nia character in the Pop'n Music video game series
• Nia main character in the movie "Equals"
• Nia character in the TV show, "Canimals".
• Nia Wingfeather/Igiby character in "The Wingfeather Saga" by Andrew Peterson