Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Nghia isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nghia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 216
- 211 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,581 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.
Nghia’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Nghia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kory
“from the hollow; of the churning waters”
82% boys · 18% girls
Jarvis
“one who wields a spear”
>99% boys
Kurtis
“a courtier”
>99% boys
Jamel
“a handsome man”
>99% boys
Antoine
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
>99% boys
Jamil
“a handsome man”
>99% boys
Nigel
“the champion”
>99% boys
Stephan
“crowned with garland”
>99% boys