Nija
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
Fewer than 5
Peak year
1999
58 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
834
since 1973
Born a Nija? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Nija was most popular in 1999, when 58 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.03 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Nija in 2025. Not recorded since 2014.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2024 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2023 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2022 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2021 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2020 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2019 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2018 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2017 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2016 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2015 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 6 | 14558 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 5 | 16869 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 6 | 14824 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 10 | 10451 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 6 | 15242 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 14 | 8529 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 14 | 8520 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 9 | 11417 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 18 | 6528 | 7 | 9115 |
| 2004 | 19 | 6216 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 28 | 4536 | 7 | 8643 |
| 2002 | 26 | 4621 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 36 | 3631 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 41 | 3271 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 58 | 2471 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 51 | 2651 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 31 | 3626 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 37 | 3149 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 35 | 3220 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 30 | 3615 | 5 | 8800 |
| 1993 | 35 | 3221 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 15 | 6008 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 23 | 4329 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 30 | 3523 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 27 | 3673 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 31 | 3165 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 12 | 5923 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 9 | 7134 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 14 | 5077 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 14 | 4966 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 22 | 3555 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 11 | 5911 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 12 | 5571 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 15 | 4743 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 15 | 4626 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 13 | 4931 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 13 | 4942 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 6 | 8156 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 5 | 9067 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 5 | 8775 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 8 | 6080 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 98% · boys 2% across all years