Recorded 1971–2022 Girls' name Peak 1971 293 births

Njeri — girls' name

293 babies named Njeri in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1051980s331990s882000s562010s52020s6
1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Njeri was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

17 babies were named Njeri in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Njeri

The Social Security Administration has registered 293 babies named Njeri between 1971 and 2022, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Njeri currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Njeri performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Njeri shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by District of Columbia. In total, SSA state-level files list Njeri in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Njeri 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 293 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.

Njeri at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

293

Since 1971

52 years of records

Peak year

1971

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1971

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2022

Njeri popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1971

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1971)
17
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 202220041999199519911982197719731971 17

Njeri by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
105 births that decade — 36% of Njeri's all-time total
1970s1051980s331990s882000s562010s52020s6

Njeri by state

Where Njeri concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Njeri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
25 8.5%
#2 District of Columbia
6 2.0%
New York share of Njeri's total US births 8.5%
Even split

25 of 293 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Njeri?
293 babies have been named Njeri since 1971. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1971 with 17 births.
When was Njeri most popular?
Njeri was most popular in the 1970s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Njeri most popular?
The top states for the name Njeri are New York (25 births), District of Columbia (6 births).
How long has the name Njeri been used?
Njeri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 52 years of data through 2022.

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, 1971–2022 (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.