Nijah
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- NEE-jah
- Origin
- Modern
Nijah is a name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nijah come from?
Modern: invented name, origin unclear
Is Nijah a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Nijah has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Nijah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 75 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Nijah in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2010, 87% of the babies named Nijah in the US were girls.
Nijah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5,061 |
| 2010 | 33 | #4,396 |
| 2009 | 55 | #3,087 |
| 2008 | 35 | #4,359 |
| 2007 | 30 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 30 | #4,684 |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,965 |
| 2004 | 65 | #2,553 |
| 2003 | 75 | #2,257 |
| 2002 | 53 | #2,815 |
| 2001 | 63 | #2,457 |
| 2000 | 71 | #2,209 |
| 1999 | 62 | #2,365 |
| 1998 | 75 | #1,989 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,817 |
| 1996 | 51 | #2,472 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,983 |
| 1993 | 29 | #3,676 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
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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, “Nijah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nijah, updated 20 October 2026.