Given name & surname
Naia
“one who is full of hope”
Naia is a variant of Nadia. One Slavic interpretation is “one who is full of hope.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Naia is a variant of Nadia. One Slavic interpretation is “one who is full of hope.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Naia is a variant of Nadia. An origin associated with Nadia is Slavic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Naia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,228
- 0 boys · 2,228 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 143 babies
- 2025
- 133
- #1,585 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 133 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,585 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (28). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,520 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.
Naia’s family of names
Naia has a related form in Nadia. In Danish usage, Naia has a related form in Naja.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Naia
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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