girl's name
Naia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,700
France
#281
as Naïa, 2025
Naia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 133 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 143 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 24,928 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1982.
Naia over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 70 |
| 2000s | 550 |
| 2010s | 1,775 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,260 |
How popular is Naia?
In 2025, Naia was given to 133 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Naia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Naia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Naïa | Naïa is Naia written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #281 in France, against #2,117 for Naia. | 2,535 |
Names that peaked alongside Naia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Naia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Naia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Naia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Naia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Naia
How popular is the name Naia?
In 2025, Naia was given to 133 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Naia a girl's or a boy's name?
Naia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Naia most popular?
Naia peaked in 2023, when 143 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Naia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Naia currently ranks #281 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.