How Many People Are Named Nijah?
people named Nijah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 246,954 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,403 babies named Nijah in Social Security records from 1977 to 2024, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
81 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Nijah, 86.9% were girls and 13.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Nijah fell from 92.1% in the 1990s to 68.7% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nijah alive today is about 23 years old, and 81% are under 30. Half of them were between 17 and 28 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nijah first appears in the records in 1977 and was given most often in 1998, to 81 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2024.
Babies given the name each year, 1977 to 2024
🏆 Rank History
Nijah has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,002, in 1998. Among boys, its best rank was #6,362, in 1999.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,002 (1998) | #6,362 (1999) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,026 in the 2000s | #8,782 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nijah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nijah were born in Pennsylvania than in any other state: about 37 of those alive today.
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