Recorded 1997–2002 Girls' name Peak 2001 43 births

Nijha — girls' name

43 babies named Nijha in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s21
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Nijha was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nijha in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nijha

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Nijha between 1997 and 2002, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nijha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nijha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nijha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nijha 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 43 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.

Nijha at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

43

Since 1997

6 years of records

Peak year

2001

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1997

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2002

Nijha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1997

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2001)
9
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
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Nijha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
22 births that decade — 51% of Nijha's all-time total
1990s222000s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nijha?
43 babies have been named Nijha since 1997. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2001 with 9 births.
When was Nijha most popular?
Nijha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Nijha been used?
Nijha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 6 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Nijha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nijah, Nija, Nijae, 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, 1997–2002 (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.