TheNameDBNijah
M FNijah is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (12% of births). There have been 1,403 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,219 as girls and 184 as boys. Nijah gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 1998 and has since declined significantly.
Popularity Over Time
Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2014 | 23 |
| 2013 | 19 |
| 2012 | 23 |
| 2011 | 27 |
| 2010 | 38 |
| 2009 | 66 |
| 2008 | 43 |
| 2007 | 30 |
| 2006 | 36 |
| 2005 | 62 |
| 2004 | 72 |
| 2003 | 81 |
| 2002 | 62 |
| 2001 | 71 |
| 2000 | 79 |
| 1999 | 72 |
| 1998 | 81 |
| 1997 | 49 |
| 1996 | 58 |
| 1995 | 44 |
| 1994 | 39 |
| 1993 | 29 |
| 1992 | 20 |
| 1991 | 18 |
| 1990 | 19 |
| 1989 | 20 |
| 1988 | 14 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1984 | 9 |
| 1983 | 11 |
| 1982 | 7 |
| 1981 | 8 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1977 | 9 |