babyNamedNahia
“desire, longing”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Basque origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,111th
- births in 2023–2025
- 130
- babies born in France
- 1 in 17,241
- −7.5% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2019
Meaning and origin of Nahia
Nahia is thought to mean “desire, longing” and is of Basque origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Nahia in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2019.
- Over recent years, Nahia has been falling (−7.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Nahia every 4.6 schools, all spellings combined.
Nahia in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
132 babies in 3 years1 girl in 36,606+15% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
8 babies in 3 years1 girl in 95,979
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Nahia and Nahïa are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Nahïa25
- Naya (in French)975
- Naïa525
- Nayah (in French)175
- Naia45
- Nahya (in French)25
- Naïya (in French)25
- Naïah (in French)20
- Naiya (in French)5
- Nahiya5
- Nayaa5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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