Recorded 1990–2021 Girls' name Peak 2000 264 births

Ndia — girls' name

264 babies named Ndia in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s972000s1572020s10
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Ndia was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

28 babies were named Ndia in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ndia

The Social Security Administration has registered 264 babies named Ndia between 1990 and 2021, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ndia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ndia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 157 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ndia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ndia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ndia 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 264 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.

Ndia at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

264

Since 1990

32 years of records

Peak year

2000

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1990

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2021

Ndia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1990

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2000)
28
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0102030 20212008200520021999199619931990 5

Ndia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
157 births that decade — 59% of Ndia's all-time total
1990s972000s1572020s10

Ndia by state

Where Ndia concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ndia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 1.9%
Illinois share of Ndia's total US births 1.9%

5 of 264 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ndia?
264 babies have been named Ndia since 1990. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2000 with 28 births.
When was Ndia most popular?
Ndia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 157 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Ndia most popular?
The top states for the name Ndia are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Ndia been used?
Ndia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 32 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Ndia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ndidi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1990–2021 (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.