Girls' name · since 1951
Nia
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 25,422 babies named Nia, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #702 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,422
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nia is the #702 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 25,422 recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Nia recorded 25,422 times among girls since 1951, holding rank #702 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #918 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #702 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 25,422 born since 1951
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nia ranks #918 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #702 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 25,422 born since 1951, peaking in the 2000s.
- #918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #702 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,422
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nia's 25,422 recorded births place it above 98.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Nia compares
25,422 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nia's all-time total is 68x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25,422 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,033 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nia's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 1,033, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 1,033
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Nia popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1989 (Nia as boys' name)
Nia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (8,571 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Nia's strongest decade.
8,571 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Nia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 85
1960s
85 births
- 1970s 788
1970s
788 births
- 1980s 1,198
1980s
1,198 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,283 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,571 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,546 births
- 2020s 2,932
2020s
2,932 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 8,571 births (34% of all-time use).
How Nia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nia's total volume
Nia by state
Where Nia concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,001 | 11.8% |
| #2 | California | | 2,727 | 10.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,842 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,434 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,424 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 1,382 | 5.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,082 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 973 | 3.8% |
3,001 of 25,422 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Nia appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nia's data
- Nia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (8,571 total births) through the 2020s (2,932) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nias (3,001 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.