Given name
Nicia
“one who brings victory”·“victory bringer”
Nicia is a form of Berenice. One Greek interpretation is “victory bringer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Nicia carries the interpretation “one who brings victory.” Nicia is a form of Berenice. One Greek interpretation is “victory bringer.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Nicia is used as a form of Berenice.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nicia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 59
- 0 boys · 59 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 9 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 girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 222 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.
Nicia’s family of names
Nicia is a form of Berenice. Nicia has a related form in Nicci. Nicia has a related form in Neecia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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