Boys' name · since 1990

Nijee

63 babies named Nijee in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,580 of 45,481
all-time among boys
63
born since 1990
1990s
peak decade

63 boys have been named Nijee since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nijee has been recorded 63 times among boys since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2001.

  • #20,580 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 63 born since 1990
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nijee ranks #20,580 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 63 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.

#20,580 of 45,481
all-time among boys
63
born since 1990
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nijee's 63 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nijee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Nijee's full recorded timeline at 1995, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Nijee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1994)
12
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
468101214 199019911993199419951996199719992001 5

Nijee by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (58 births, 92% of the file).

1990s was Nijee's strongest decade.

58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 92% of all-time use.

Nijee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 58 births (92% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nijee?
Since 1990, Social Security records show 63 babies named Nijee. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #20,580 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2001. Its busiest year on record was 1994, with 12 births.
Where does Nijee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nijee ranks #20,580 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nijee most popular?
Nijee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Nijee been used?
Records for Nijee go back to 1990, giving 12 years of history through 2001.
What names are similar to Nijee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nijel, Nijah, Nijay, Nijal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Nijee's data

  • Nijee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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.

Keep exploring Nijee

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nijee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1990–2001 (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 Nijee 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.