Recorded 1991–2010 Girls' name Peak 2005 159 births

Niajah — girls' name

159 babies named Niajah in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s412000s1112010s7
2000s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Niajah was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

19 babies were named Niajah in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Niajah

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Niajah between 1991 and 2010, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Niajah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niajah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Niajah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niajah 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 159 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.

Niajah at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

159

Since 1991

20 years of records

Peak year

2005

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1991

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2010

Niajah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1991

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2005)
19
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 2010200720042001199819951991 5

Niajah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
111 births that decade — 70% of Niajah's all-time total
1990s412000s1112010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niajah?
159 babies have been named Niajah since 1991. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2005 with 19 births.
When was Niajah most popular?
Niajah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Niajah been used?
Niajah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 20 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Niajah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nia, Niah, Niamh, Niara, 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, 1991–2010 (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.