Total births
58
Girls' name · since 1993
Nahja
Nahja has 58 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 58
- total births
- 1993–2002
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 90%
- born in that decade
58 girls have been named Nahja since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nahja has 58 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2002.
- 58 total births
- 1993–2002 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 90% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
58 girls have been named Nahja since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.
- 58
- total births
- 1993–2002
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 90%
- born in that decade
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.
Nahja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nahja's full recorded timeline at 1997, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nahja at a glance
Last recorded 2002Peak year
1999
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1993
Nahja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2002
- Peak year (1999)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Nahja by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Nahja's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 90% of all-time use.
Nahja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 52 births (90% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nahja? ▼
Nahja has been given to 58 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2002. 13 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Nahja go back to 1993, giving 10 years of history 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.
What to do with Nahja's data
- Nahja's decade-level peak was the 1990s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nahja
Nearby Names Like Nahja
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nahja
Nahla Girl
#2678 3,236 births
Nahomi Girl
#1807 1,912 births
Nahomy Girl
#2039 1,507 births
Nahia Girl
#3883 430 births
Nahiara Girl
#4880 294 births
Compare Nahja side by side: Nahja vs Nahla Nahja vs Nahomi Nahja vs Nahomy
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nahja: Baby Name Since 1993 - 58 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nahja. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nahja draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.