Girls' name · since 1982
Niaja
Niaja has 183 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Niaja sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 183 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niaja has been recorded 183 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2011.
- #20,746 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 183 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niaja ranks #20,746 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 183 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Niaja's 183 recorded births place it above 71.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Niaja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Niaja's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Niaja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2011
- Peak year (2000)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Niaja by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (85 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Niaja's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Niaja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 85 births (46% of all-time use).
Niaja by state
Where Niaja concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 183 births nationwide.
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- Niaja's decade-level peak was the 2000s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Niajas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Niaja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1982–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Niaja 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 August 2026.