Recorded 2002–2008 Girls' name Peak 2003 18 births

Nijai — girls' name

18 babies named Nijai in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s18
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nijai was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nijai in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nijai

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Nijai between 2002 and 2008, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nijai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nijai performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nijai 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 18 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.

Nijai at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

18

Since 2002

7 years of records

Peak year

2003

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

2002

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2008

Nijai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2002

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2003)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
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Nijai by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 100% of Nijai's all-time total
2000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nijai?
18 babies have been named Nijai since 2002. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2003 with 7 births.
When was Nijai most popular?
Nijai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Nijai been used?
Nijai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 7 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Nijai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nijah, Nija, Nijae, Nijha, 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, 2002–2008 (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.