US rank #3868 Girls' name Peak 2022 383 births

Nahia — #3868 US girls' name

383 babies named Nahia in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s122010s1512020s220
#3868
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Nahia was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

58 babies were named Nahia in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nahia

The Social Security Administration has registered 383 babies named Nahia between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nahia currently holds the #3868 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nahia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 220 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nahia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Nahia in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nahia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 383 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nahia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

383

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2022

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,868

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nahia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
58
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
020406080 2024202120182015201220092006 7

Nahia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
220 births that decade — 57% of Nahia's all-time total
2000s122010s1512020s220

Nahia by state

Where Nahia concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Nahia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
43 11.2%
#2 New York
41 10.7%
#3 Texas
15 3.9%
#4 California
11 2.9%
#5 New Jersey
11 2.9%
#6 Massachusetts
6 1.6%
#7 Pennsylvania
5 1.3%
Florida share of Nahia's total US births 11.2%
Even split

43 of 383 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nahia?
383 babies have been named Nahia since 2006. It currently ranks #3868 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 58 births.
When was Nahia most popular?
Nahia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 220 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Nahia most popular?
The top states for the name Nahia are Florida (43 births), New York (41 births), Texas (15 births).
How long has the name Nahia been used?
Nahia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nahia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nahla, Nahomi, Nahomy, Nahiara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.