Unisex name · since 2001
Nyjah
847 babies named Nyjah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,711 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,926 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 847
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nyjah currently ranks #2926 among unisex names in America, with 847 babies recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyjah has been recorded 847 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #2926 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #5,711 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,926 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 847 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyjah ranks #5,711 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,926 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 847 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,711 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,926 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 847
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nyjah's 847 recorded births place it above 87.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nyjah compares
847 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nyjah's all-time total is 130% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyjah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 847 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nyjah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nyjah splits its recorded history at 2015: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 73 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nyjah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Nyjah popularity over time - girls
629 total births recorded since 1991 (Nyjah as girls' name)
Nyjah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (429 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Nyjah's strongest decade.
429 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nyjah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 71
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
429 births
- 2020s
2020s
347 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 429 births (51% of all-time use).
How Nyjah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nyjah's total volume
Nyjah by state
Where Nyjah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 204 | 24.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 64 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 16 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
204 of 847 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Nyjah's data
- Nyjah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (429 total births) through the 2020s (347) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nyjahs (204 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nyjah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Nyjah 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.