girl's name
Nahia
- Origin Basque
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,840
Nahia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Nahia is a name of Basque origin.
- Peaked in France in 2019, when 90 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 19,650 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1979.
Nahia over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1990s | 30 |
| 2000s | 360 |
| 2010s | 665 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 315 |
How popular is Nahia?
In 2025, Nahia was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Nahia is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Nahia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Nahïa | Nahïa is a rare spelling of Nahia, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 65 times, mostly in France. | 65 |
Names that peaked alongside Nahia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nahia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nahia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Nahia in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Naia
Sibling names for Nahia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nahia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nahia
How popular is the name Nahia?
In 2025, Nahia was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Nahia a girl's or a boy's name?
Nahia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nahia most popular?
Nahia peaked in 2019, when 90 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Nahia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nahia currently ranks #1,157 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.