Girls' name · since 1991
Niajah
Niajah has 159 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
159 girls have been named Niajah since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Niajah recorded 159 times among girls since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2010.
- #22,200 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 159 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niajah ranks #22,200 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 159 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Niajah's 159 recorded births place it above 69.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Niajah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Niajah's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Niajah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2010
- Peak year (2005)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Niajah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (111 births, 70% of the file).
2000s was Niajah's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Niajah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 111 births (70% of all-time use).
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- Niajah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Niajah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1991–2010 (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 Niajah 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.