Is Nivia a boy or girl name?

Nivia is a girl’s name. Of the 560 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nivia

Recorded 1950–2021 · United States

Nivia was most popular in 1980, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,048 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 560 people named Nivia.

Nivia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nivia’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nivia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nivia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 560 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org