76%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Swahili, African American Meaning & History Means "purpose, aim" in Swahili, borrowed from Arabic نيّة (nīya) [1]. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantNaya(African American) Same SpellingNia 1, Nia 3User SubmissionsNía, Nia PopularityDetails Last ranked #323 in 2023 England and Wales Last ranked #410 in 2021 Netherlands Last ranked #81 in 2023 Slovenia Last ranked #642 in 2023 United States People think this name isRate·Details natural wholesome refined Categories astrophysicists, Basketball Wives, Fortnite characters, isograms, purpose, Thomas and Friends characters, WWE Raw Women's Champions, WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 1188.