Boys' name · since 2002

Nyjal

Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Nyjal, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

12
total births
2002–2003
years on record
2000s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Nyjal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 12 recorded since 2002.

Nyjal has 12 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2003.

  • 12 total births
  • 2002–2003 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

12 boys have been named Nyjal since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2003.

12
total births
2002–2003
years on record
2000s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nyjal was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nyjal in 2002 - its busiest year on record.

Nyjal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Nyjal's full recorded timeline at 2003, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Nyjal at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

12

Since 2002

2 years of records

Peak year

2002

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

2002

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 2003

Nyjal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2003

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2002)
7
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20022003 5

Nyjal by decade

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

2000s was Nyjal's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Nyjal births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyjal?
Nyjal has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2003. 7 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
When was Nyjal most popular?
Nyjal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Nyjal been used?
Records for Nyjal go back to 2002, giving 2 years of history through 2003.
What names are similar to Nyjal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyjah, Nyjel, Nyjuan, Nyjee, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 2002–2003 (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. "Nyjal: Baby Name Since 2002 - 12 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nyjal. 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 Nyjal 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 June 2026.