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What does Nia mean?
Nia 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced NEE-ah. It is of Gaelic and Swahili origin, and the meaning of Nia is "lustrous; goal, purpose". Also short form of names with the -nia ending, used as an independent name after the fashion of Mia. Actresses Nia Peeples, Nia Long.
STARTS WITH Ni-
ASSOCIATED WITH gaelic
Variations
VARIANTS Nea, Niah, Nya▼, Nyah▼
OTHER FORMS VIA MIA Mea, Meya, Miah▲
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Nia?
Nia is a somewhat prominent first name for women (#2119 out of 4276, Top 50%) but an uncommon last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Nia was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its top position of #307 in the U.S. in the year 2000, and is currently at #474. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Nia (#474 A YEAR AGO) appearing in the Top 2000 are Mea, Mia (#7), Miah (#819), Nya (#1759) and Nyah (#1612). Usage of these relations of Nia reached its most widespread 5 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.83%) and has remained as conventional to this day (ADOPTION 0.82%, ▼1.4%), but with versions like Nya becoming less in vogue. Mia, Miah and Nia are three of the more contemporarily stylish baby names in this compilation.
Similar Names
Nia▲ is alike in pronunciation to Na-, Naia, Noa▲ and Noe. Other recommended sound-alike names are Gia▲, Kia▼, Lia▲, Nic, Nika, Nila, Nina▼, Nira, Nis, Nita▼, Nix, Pia, Ria▼, Tia▼, Xia and Zia. These names tend to be less commonly used than Nia.
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