Nia
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Nia
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 is also given to boys.
Pronounced NEE-uh.
As of October 2026, Nia ranked #702 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #307 in 2000, Nameberry popularity #634.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #481 | 654 | 366.1 |
| 2015 | #442 | 717 | 401.7 |
| 2016 | #438 | 736 | 415.3 |
| 2017 | #495 | 632 | 366.1 |
| 2018 | #473 | 659 | 387.4 |
| 2019 | #500 | 629 | 374.8 |
| 2020 | #495 | 618 | 382.3 |
| 2021 | #579 | 523 | 318.7 |
| 2022 | #604 | 496 | 302.4 |
| 2023 | #638 | 459 | 286.1 |
| 2024 | #672 | 428 | 264.2 |
| 2025 | #702 | 403 | 250.7 |
World rankings
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Nia on lists
Famous Nias
- Nia Temple SanchezGirl
Miss USA 2014
- Nitara Carlynn "Nia" LongGirl
American actress
- Nia RobertsGirl
Welsh actress
- Nia Sioux (Frazier)Girl
American actress, singer, and dancer
- Nia MooreGirl
American reality TV personality ("The Real World: Portland" and "The Challenge")
- Virenia "Nia" PeeplesGirl
American singer and actress
- Antonia "Nia" VardalosGirl
Canadian actress and filmmaker
- Nia LovelisGirl
drummer in American rock band Hey Violet
- NiaGirl
Malika Henderson, American TV journalist
- Nia RileyGirl
American reality TV personality; daughter of singer/producer Teddy Riley
- Nia Molloy (b. 2004)Girl
daughter of actress Irene Molloy
- Nia Morris (b. 2014)Girl
daughter of American musician Stevie Wonder
Nia in pop culture
- Nia TeppelinGirl
character in anime series Gurren Lagann
- Nia MosebyGirl
Mr. Moseby's niece on TV's "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody"
- NiaGirl
character in the Hyakka Ryōran light novel series
- NiaGirl
character in the Pop'n Music video game series
- NiaGirl
main character in the movie "Equals"
- NiaGirl
character in the TV show, "Canimals".
- Nia Wingfeather/IgibyGirl
character in "The Wingfeather Saga" by Andrew Peterson