Naijah — #14121 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Naijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Naijah between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naijah currently holds the #14121 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Naijah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naijah 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 218 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.