Nia

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Nia is a given name which appears in many cultures. In Bulgaria, it is a short form of the feminine name Evgenia.

From Wikipedia

Nia first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 206 babies (rank #241 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nia

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nia yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,427

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

206

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Nia

Nia Longmotivational speaker · b. 1970
Nia Vardalosfilm actor · b. 1962
Nia DaCostafilm screenwriter · b. 1989
Nia Sharmatelevision actor · b. 1990
Nia Aliathletics competitor · b. 1988

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	102	#340
1997	136	#278
1998	135	#281
1999	134	#276
2000	156	#255
2001	170	#235
2002	152	#261
2003	192	#234
2004	197	#232
2005	176	#253
2006	198	#238
2007	198	#251
2008	206	#241
2009	161	#293
2010	149	#319
2011	159	#307
2012	160	#301
2013	172	#275
2014	143	#324
2015	148	#316
2016	183	#273