Girls' name · since 1997
Nyjae
188 babies named Nyjae in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
188 girls have been named Nyjae since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nyjae recorded 188 times among girls since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2022.
- #20,464 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 188 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyjae ranks #20,464 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 188 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyjae's 188 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Nyjae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nyjae splits its recorded history at 2007: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nyjae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2022
- Peak year (2004)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Nyjae by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (104 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Nyjae's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Nyjae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
104 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 104 births (55% of all-time use).
Nyjae by state
Where Nyjae concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 21 | 11.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.7% |
21 of 188 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Nyjae's decade-level peak was the 2000s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Nyjaes (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nyjae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1997–2022 (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 Nyjae 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.