Recorded 1994–2023 Unisex name Peak 2007 184 births

Nijae — unisex name

184 babies named Nijae in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s492000s972010s282020s10
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Nijae was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

17 babies were named Nijae in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nijae

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Nijae between 1994 and 2023, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nijae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Nijae is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 2000.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nijae performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nijae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nijae in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nijae 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 184 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.

Nijae at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

184

Since 1994

30 years of records

Peak year

2007

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1994

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2023

Nijae popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1994

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2007)
17
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 20232014200820042001199819951994 5

Nijae popularity over time — boys

15 total births recorded since 2000 (Nijae as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 200920022000 5

Nijae by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
97 births that decade — 53% of Nijae's all-time total
1990s492000s972010s282020s10

Nijae by state

Where Nijae concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nijae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
21 11.4%
Maryland share of Nijae's total US births 11.4%

21 of 184 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nijae?
184 babies have been named Nijae since 1994. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2007 with 17 births.
When was Nijae most popular?
Nijae was most popular in the 2000s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Nijae most popular?
The top states for the name Nijae are Maryland (21 births).
Is Nijae a unisex name?
Yes, Nijae is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 184 births, and as a boy's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Nijae been used?
Nijae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 30 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Nijae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nijah, Nija, Nijha, Nijia, 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, 1994–2023 (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.