Nijah
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
Fewer than 5
Peak year
1998
75 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
1,403
since 1977
Born a Nijah? 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
Nijah was most popular in 1998, when 75 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.04 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Nijah in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 21%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 10 | 9556 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 5 | 15194 | 5 | 12239 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11231 | 6 | 10863 |
| 2021 | 13 | 8024 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | 15088 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 8 | 11356 | 5 | 12145 |
| 2018 | 8 | 11427 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 14 | 7840 | 10 | 7546 |
| 2016 | 11 | 9411 | 10 | 7605 |
| 2015 | 15 | 7613 | 6 | 10644 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10129 | 13 | 6307 |
| 2013 | 11 | 9612 | 8 | 8789 |
| 2012 | 12 | 9109 | 11 | 7050 |
| 2011 | 27 | 5063 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 33 | 4397 | 5 | 12231 |
| 2009 | 55 | 3088 | 11 | 7236 |
| 2008 | 35 | 4360 | 8 | 9019 |
| 2007 | 30 | 4808 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 30 | 4685 | 6 | 10662 |
| 2005 | 54 | 2969 | 8 | 8299 |
| 2004 | 65 | 2556 | 7 | 8927 |
| 2003 | 75 | 2260 | 6 | 9581 |
| 2002 | 53 | 2819 | 9 | 7055 |
| 2001 | 63 | 2461 | 8 | 7536 |
| 2000 | 71 | 2213 | 8 | 7416 |
| 1999 | 62 | 2368 | 10 | 6042 |
| 1998 | 75 | 1992 | 6 | 8479 |
| 1997 | 43 | 2820 | 6 | 8110 |
| 1996 | 51 | 2476 | 7 | 7136 |
| 1995 | 39 | 2977 | 5 | 8868 |
| 1994 | 39 | 2988 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 29 | 3681 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 20 | 4849 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 18 | 5181 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 19 | 4868 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 20 | 4522 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 14 | 5598 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 8 | 7987 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 5 | 10912 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | 8318 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 9 | 6810 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 11 | 5824 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 7 | 8224 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 8 | 7409 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1979 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | 9750 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 9 | 6340 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 87% · boys 13% across all years