Recorded 1993–2002 Girls' name Peak 1999 58 births

Nahja — girls' name

58 babies named Nahja in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s522000s6
1990s
Peak decade

90% of everyone ever named Nahja was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

13 babies were named Nahja in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nahja

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Nahja between 1993 and 2002, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nahja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nahja performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nahja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nahja in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 58 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nahja at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

58

Since 1993

10 years of records

Peak year

1999

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1993

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2002

Nahja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1993

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1999)
13
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
468101214 2002199919981997199519941993 9

Nahja by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
52 births that decade — 90% of Nahja's all-time total
1990s522000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nahja?
58 babies have been named Nahja since 1993. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1999 with 13 births.
When was Nahja most popular?
Nahja was most popular in the 1990s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Nahja been used?
Nahja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 10 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Nahja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nahla, Nahomi, Nahomy, Nahia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.