Niaja
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nee-AH-ja
- Origin
- Modern
Niaja is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Niaja come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps a variant of Naija or Nia
Is Niaja a girl's or a boy's name?
Niaja is a girls' name.
How popular is Niaja in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Niaja in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Niaja in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
Names like Niaja
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Samira, Amira, Nyava, Naima, Kaliyah, Aaliyah, Janiyah, Aisha, Amya, Rayana, Amaya, Jaliyah
Names related to Niaja
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Niaja: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/niaja, updated 20 October 2026.