Total births
39
Girls' name · since 1979
Nijia
Nijia has 39 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 39
- total births
- 1979–2001
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
39 girls have been named Nijia since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nijia has 39 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2001.
- 39 total births
- 1979–2001 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
39 girls have been named Nijia since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.
- 39
- total births
- 1979–2001
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Nijia was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
7 babies were named Nijia in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Nijia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nijia's full recorded timeline at 1991, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nijia at a glance
Last recorded 2001Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Nijia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2001
- Peak year (1998)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Nijia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Nijia's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Nijia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 24 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nijia? ▼
Nijia has been given to 39 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2001. 7 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
When was Nijia most popular? ▼
Nijia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Nijia been used? ▼
Records for Nijia go back to 1979, giving 23 years of history through 2001.
What names are similar to Nijia? ▼
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.
What to do with Nijia's data
- Nijia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (24 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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nijia
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nijia
Nijah Girl
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Nija Girl
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Nijae Girl
184 births
Nijha Girl
43 births
Nijay Girl
35 births
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nijia: Baby Name Since 1979 - 39 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nijia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nijia 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 July 2026.