How Many People Are Named Nigeria?
people named Nigeria are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 428,839 people in the US has this name
Based on 810 babies named Nigeria in Social Security records from 1975 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
58 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nigeria in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nigeria alive today is about 26 years old, and 70% are under 30. Half of them were between 20 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nigeria first appears in the records in 1975 and was given most often in 2000, to 58 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1975 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nigeria has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,583, in 2000. In 2025 it ranked #16,590.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #16,590 |
| Best rank | #2,583 (2000) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,619 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nigeria alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nigeria were born in New York than in any other state: about 42 of those alive today.
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