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Naia

Girl

Meaning of Naia: Basque: 'sea wave'

Naia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Basque naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1532nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 736th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1532

133 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#736

51 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,228

First recorded 1982 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 19 babies2000: 34 babies20002001: 50 babies2002: 51 babies2003: 93 babies2004: 67 babies2005: 52 babies2006: 61 babies2007: 61 babies2008: 57 babies2009: 66 babies2010: 60 babies20102011: 64 babies2012: 95 babies2013: 58 babies2014: 83 babies2015: 94 babies2016: 86 babies2017: 80 babies2018: 98 babies2019: 107 babies2020: 119 babies20202021: 93 babies2022: 136 babies2023: 143 babies2024: 109 babies2025: 133 babies
US babies named Naia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 143.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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