Girls' name · since 2001
Nijaya
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Nijaya, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nijaya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nijaya has been recorded 27 times among girls since 2001, 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 2001 to 2008.
- #42,380 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nijaya ranks #42,380 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #42,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nijaya's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nijaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nijaya's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nijaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2008
- Peak year (2001)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Nijaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (27 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Nijaya's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Nijaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 27 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nijaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2001–2008 (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 Nijaya 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.