Naïa

Meaning and origin of Naïa

Popularity of Naïa in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Naïa has been stable (+0.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Naïa every 4.6 schools, all spellings combined.

Naïa in English-speaking countries

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  305^th girls’ name37 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,135

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  755^th girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,671

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  860^th girls’ name126 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,094+9.8% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,256^th girls’ name20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,725

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  905^th girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,064

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,623^rd girls’ name385 babies in 3 years1 girl in 12,551+4.2% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Naïa and Naia are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Naia45
• Naya (in French)975
• Nayah (in French)175
• Nahia105
• Nahya (in French)25
• Naïya (in French)25
• Nahïa25
• 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.

Names similar to Naïa

• Amaya
• Alaïa
• Amaïa
• Maïana
• Aïnhoa
• Nélia
• Naomie
• Naïla
• Naomi
• Noélie
• Alina
• Cassandre