Nija
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NEE-jah
- Origin
- Modern
Nija is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nija come from?
Modern: spelling of Nijah; invented name, origin unclear
Meaning borrowed from Nijah.
Is Nija a girl's or a boy's name?
Nija is a girls' name.
How popular is Nija in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 58 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the girls named Nija in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nija in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4,531 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 36 | #3,627 |
| 2000 | 41 | #3,266 |
| 1999 | 58 | #2,468 |
| 1998 | 51 | #2,648 |
| 1997 | 31 | #3,623 |
| 1996 | 37 | #3,144 |
| 1995 | 35 | #3,215 |
| 1994 | 30 | #3,610 |
| 1993 | 35 | #3,216 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 23 | #4,323 |
| 1990 | 30 | #3,518 |
| 1989 | 27 | #3,667 |
| 1988 | 31 | #3,160 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 14 | #4,965 |
| 1983 | 22 | #3,554 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,742 |
| 1979 | 15 | #4,625 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 13 | #4,941 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
Names like Nija
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sasha, Priya, Nika, Isha, Krisha, Anika, Asha, Dhara, Anya, Radhika, Navya, Prisha
Names related to Nija
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, “Nija: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nija, updated 20 October 2026.