Nahia
Nahia is a name with a single cultural origin: Basque.
- Basque
Meaning & Origin of Nahia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nahia is a name with a single cultural origin: Basque.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Basque
The Story of Nahia
Nahia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2006, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 58 Nahias were born — ranking #2,891 that year. As of 2026, Nahia ranks #3,354 for baby girls with 47 births, rising sharply (+67% over the past five years). In total, more than 476 Nahias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nahia
Nahia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 476 births in the dataset. Nahia's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,891. Use the chart and map above to compare Nahia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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