Recorded 1995–2007 Girls' name Peak 2000 24 births

Nalijah — girls' name

24 babies named Nalijah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s19
2000s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Nalijah was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nalijah in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nalijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Nalijah between 1995 and 2007, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nalijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nalijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nalijah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nalijah 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 24 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.

Nalijah at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

24

Since 1995

13 years of records

Peak year

2000

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1995

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2007

Nalijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1995

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2000)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Nalijah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
19 births that decade — 79% of Nalijah's all-time total
1990s52000s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nalijah?
24 babies have been named Nalijah since 1995. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2000 with 7 births.
When was Nalijah most popular?
Nalijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Nalijah been used?
Nalijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 13 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Nalijah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nalani, Nala, Nallely, Naliyah, 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, 1995–2007 (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.