Given name
Nahia
“one who is greatly desired”
Nahia is used as a given name. One Basque interpretation is “one who is greatly desired.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Basque interpretation is “one who is greatly desired.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Basque.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nahia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 430
- 0 boys · 430 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 58 babies
- 2025
- 47
- #3,330 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +119%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 47 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,330 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 119.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 225 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nahia’s family of names
Nahia has a related form in Nahea. Nahia has a related form in Naheah. Nahia has a related form in Nahiah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Appears in
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