Recorded 1950–2021 Girls' name Peak 1980 560 births

Nivia — girls' name

560 babies named Nivia in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s451960s701970s771980s1071990s672000s1152010s682020s11
2000s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Nivia was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

26 babies were named Nivia in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nivia

The Social Security Administration has registered 560 babies named Nivia between 1950 and 2021, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nivia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nivia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Nivia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Nivia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nivia 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 560 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.

Nivia at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

560

Since 1950

72 years of records

Peak year

1980

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1950

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2021

Nivia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1950

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1980)
26
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
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Nivia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
115 births that decade — 21% of Nivia's all-time total
1950s451960s701970s771980s1071990s672000s1152010s682020s11

Nivia by state

Where Nivia concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nivia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
37 6.6%
#2 California
16 2.9%
New York share of Nivia's total US births 6.6%
Even split

37 of 560 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nivia?
560 babies have been named Nivia since 1950. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1980 with 26 births.
When was Nivia most popular?
Nivia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Nivia most popular?
The top states for the name Nivia are New York (37 births), California (16 births).
How long has the name Nivia been used?
Nivia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 72 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Nivia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nivea, Niva, Niveah, Nivedita, and 4 more. 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, 1950–2021 (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.